Sunday, June 28, 2009

Honeymoon Recap - Kauai (Part 1)

We finally made it to Kauai after our debacle of a trip that I posted about here. We got there pretty late and headed to the hotel.

The next day started pretty early because our bodies were so confused by the time change. We got up and explored the property and found some yummy breakfast.

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The view from our balcony.

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Mimosas at breakfast to celebrate our first day on our honeymoon.

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After breakfast, we went out to explore Kauai and promptly found this!

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The next day, we decided to take a helicopter tour of the Napali coast. Here we are waiting for take-off. One word of advice - if you've never been in a helicopter before, take some dramamine! I felt so sick by the time that we landed after our 1-hour flight. Here are some of the sights from our helicopter ride.

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We flew through a short rain storm and saw a rainbow!

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The first waterfall sighting.

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The Napali Coast

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The waterfall that was used in the opening of the TV show Fantasy Island.

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Ryan and I with our fanny packs on after we landed from the helicopter ride. I was definitely feeling nauseous in this picture.

After the helicopter ride, we went back to the hotel so I could try to rest until I felt a little better. We went back out to explore the island some more and ended up in Poipu/Koloa and the Spouting Horn Blowhole.

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Random roosters & chickens at the Blowhole. There were roosters EVERY. WHERE. on the island. They were crazy. They crowed at all hours of the day - not just in the morning.

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Spouting Horn Blowhole.

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After checking out the Blowhole, we headed to the beach at the Sheraton in Koloa.

After a long day, we went back to our resort and had dinner at Duke's Canoe Club.

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This post is turning into a marathon post, and there is still more to write about our time in Kauai, so I'm going to split it into a couple posts. To be continued....

1 comment:

Stephanie said...

We went to Kauai too! We spent 16 GLORIOUS days there.

We actually hiked the Na Pali Coast and slept on the beach two nights then hiked back. 11 miles each way. Awful, but worth the amazing views.

Seeing your pictures makes me want to go back so badly...