It’s finally that time…our vacation week is wrapping up. Cue the tears. 🙁 We have had the most amazing time in Kauai, and it is crazy how quickly a week can fly by. I feel like we have accomplished and experienced a lot, and we’ll have plenty of great memories and stories to remind us…
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Day 5: Discovering puka dogs
Aloha again! The plan for today was to do a little more exploring on the south side of Kauai. After getting a little extra sleep this morning, we set out to hike the Maha’ulepu Heritage Trail in Poi’pu. This four-mile roundtrip hike from the Grand Hyatt Resort to Maha’ulepu Beach is billed as “easy” according…
Day 4: Luau Time!
After two days of very active adventures, we opted for the typical tourist route and just went sightseeing today. We started things off with a drive down to Waimea, on the southwestern-ish side of the island. After getting fortified with some delicious lunch at Island Taco, we headed up into the Waimea Canyon — the…
Day 3: Surf’s up!
The plan for our third full day in Kauai was to surf. Or, attempt to surf. Thanks to some recommendations, we had booked a lesson with Hawaiian Surfing Adventures in Hanalei, and after a good night’s sleep and a hefty breakfast (where we saw not one but two rainbows!), we were ready to ride the…
Day 2: The Na Pali Coast
Today we channeled our inner outdoor enthusiasts and went on a hike along the beautiful Na Pali coastline. The Kalalau Trail runs along the Na Pali coast on the north shore of Kauai and is broken down into 4, 8, and 22-mile roundtrip hikes. Given that our hiking experience is limited to hiking up the…
Day 1: Aloha, y’all!
Greetings from Hawaii! Dan was nice enough to keep a daily blog of our honeymoon in Italy last year, so now it’s my turn to document our travels. We’re spending this week in Hawaii (Kauai, to be exact) in celebration of our one-year anniversary, and so far it has been complete paradise. I’m thinking about…