kauai

hawaii was amazing.  we aren't ones for big trips, we would love to, but we are pretty frugal people.  so it wasn't until we had saved a bunch from my night shift that we decided to make our dream of years and years a reality.  john has been saying for a long time how much he loves kauai, and he finally got to take me there.  a combined anniversary/babymoon trip and it was perfect!

the first morning, we discovered the BEST macadamia nut pancakes with coconut syrup.  so amazing, i need to try and recreate it at home sometime.  

then, we explored the beach right by our hotel.  they have an AMAZING snorkeling spot right in front of the marriott in poipu.  we snorkeled in several places and this was by far the best!  there are tons of beautiful tropical fish, sea anemones, sea cucumber, and one day we even snorkeled with a SEA TURTLE.

then we got puka dogs for lunch, shave ice, and drove up to waimea canyon.  it was amazing.  they call it the "grand canyon of the pacific" for a reason!

i definitely puked on the way down the canyon.  worth it.

the second morning we got acai bowls for breakfast and headed to church.  afterwards we drove to the north side of the island to queens bath.  aka one of my experiences of the trip.  

this is getting long-winded so let me just give you the highlights:

favorite activities (in no particular order):

1.  Napali Coast tour

2.  Waimea Canyon Lookout

3.  Queen's Bath

4.  Wailua Falls

5. Snorkeling at Poipu Beach

6.  airplane ride over the island

favorite food:

1.  banana macadamia nut pancakes

2.  Brennecke’s Beach Broiler

3.  the dolphin

4.  hawaiian luau

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