On June 2 Dan and I celebrated 5 blissful years of marriage. To celebrate we took a week long trip to Kauai, Hawaii. Dan and I both agree that it was the best vacation we have ever been on in our lives (and I have been on some great trips). Our girls were passed around first with my brother and sister-in-law, then my mom, then Dan's parents. They loved spending time with family. We were glad we could be by ourselves and be free to do what we wanted. We packed each day full and couldn't have done even one more thing. We were amazed our first day at all the beautiful trees, flowers, mountains, ocean, everything. It seemed though that the longer we were there we were not as amazed, it was all just familiar (still beautiful, but familiar). We did amazing things and saw once in a lifetime type sights. We might never get the chance to go back, but we are so glad we took the opportunity to do it now. The pictures didn't do the vibrant colors justice, but they are still beautiful.
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| I tried to get a picture of myself snokling (kindof worked) |
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| Dan snorkling |
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| My favorite fish, the colors were amazing |
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| Getting ready for our helicopter ride |
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| These are the falls from Jurassic Park |
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| Na Pali Coast (you can't drive on this side of the island) |
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| Wailing wall (crater with tons of water falls) |
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| Spouting Horn |
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| There were chickens and roosters everywhere |
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| Lava Rock |
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| Red lobster claw flower |
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| At the luau there were peacocks everywhere (it reminded me of Palos Verdes on the mission) |
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| My new favorite flower Rainbow plumeria |
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| Enjoying the Luau |
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| Hideaways beach (my favorite) |
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| Kayaking on the river |
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| stopped for lunch |
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| We hiked about 6 miles of this 11 mile trail |
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| View of the na pali coast from our long hike |
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| ice cold coconut water, so refreshing after our hike |
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| Sunset at Ke'e |
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| Halfway through our eight mile hike |
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| Kilua Lighthouse |
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| lighthouse again |
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| Had to get a picture of this |
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| Dan jumped off these falls after he saw some native kids doing it |
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| Shave ice |
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| Yellow and white plumerias |
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| Wilua falls, longer than niagra falls but not as much water |
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| More shave ice |
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| Beautiful red flowers |
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| Queens bath |
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| Dan swimming in Queens bath |
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| Hideaways, i could live here |
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| floating in the clear water at hideaways |
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| Lyngate state park, where we learned to snorkle |
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| snorkling at Ke'e |
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| Interesting trees, you could see all the roots |
