Kauai 2012- part 1

Where do I begin? Dan and I just got home from 2 glorious weeks on the Garden Island of Kaua'i. This is the longest time that Dan and I have been alone together in the 10 years since we met. Let me just say, we  are more crazy in love than ever before. We truly did everything you could do on this island and more.

 At LAX- April 18

 Pretty flowers!

 We are here!!

 Day 2- Spontaneous Hike- Okolehao Trail

Kiahuna Plantation's Beach (our home away from home)

 Day 3- Snorkel trip with Turtles

 view from our snorkel harbor

 Maha'ulepu Beach 

 5 mile (one-way) of pot holes

 end of the road- longest white beach on island

 West Kauai

 chickens chickens everywhere!!

 Above Waimea Canyon

 Na'Pali Coast (from ridge)

 Day 7- Ali'i Kayak expedition

 Mountain from Raiders of the Lost Ark

 hike to falls (3 miles total)

Hidden Falls

 Kayaking up Wailua River (4 miles total)

 black lava rocks

Day 9- Trailhead of BIG hike to Hanakapi'ai Falls

(8 miles total)

 Hike along Na'Pali coast

 jungle Mel & Dan

 Hanakapi'ai Falls

 Weather Station in Kauai 

 Day 11- Sunrise Hike on Sleeping Giant

 Mouth of Wailua River from Sleeping Giant

Sleeping Giant behind sign- we climbed that?

 Okaepaa Falls

 Bike Rentals in Kapa'a

 Best Mexican food on Kauai- long awaited

meal after our sunrise hike and 9 mile bike ride!

Dan- Breakfast Burrito

 Melissa- stacked veggie enchilada

Day 13- Beach day

Melissa is HAPPY to swim, read, sunbath and RELAX!!

Kauai 2012- Part 2

Here are pictures from our last two days on Kauai. We kept busy right until the end and enjoyed every minute of it! 

We walked along "Shipwreck" which is a path from the Grand Hyatt heading East along the cliffs.

Dusty (and hot) road headed back to our car

We couldn't get enough of the water!

As a special treat- we took an amazing plane ride over the island in this little airplane (below). Our pilot Bruce was amazing and the sights over Kaua'i were spectacular. Even though it was a cloudy day- it was really neat to look back and see places we had already been and those we couldn't get to by foot or car!

"Wings Over Kaua'i"

I was awesome to fly above a rainbow!

Na'Pali Coast

Ke'e Beach- where we started 8 mile hike and later snorkeled at

Our last dinner was at Duke's. We loved it

so much the first time that we had to go back again!

Beach Babe! This is the closest I got to riding a surfboard-

maybe next trip!

This is one relaxed and in love couple! 

Mahalo Kaua'i!

Day 15- at Lihue Airport getting ready to depart!