Monday, March 30, 2009

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Wondering off the Beaten Path

This one is worth some explanation. We decided to head over to the West side of the island on Wednesday to take advantage of the Waimea Canyon reserve which is described as the "Grand Canyon" of the pacific. At the last minute we changed our choice of trails and headed West towards the Napali Coast. About two miles into the hike we were both pretty bummed we made this choice because the trail pretty much reminded us of a normal "Midwest" experience. Boy were we eating those words a mile later. We came out of the lush vegetation and were treated to something you could only image in your mind. At the end of four miles we stepped onto LoLo Vista point and looked down 3,000 feet to the shores of the Napoli Coast. Most of this we happened to see from the boat ride last Friday but lets just say looking down with your toes hanging off the cliffs of the canyon is a bit more exhilarating. I guess you could say that words wouldn't do it justice and that was confirmed as we both stood there and didn't say anything for at least a couple minutes.











Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Hiking the Kalalau Trail to Hanakapi'ai Falls







Our rental jeep...gotta love the parking job.



Monday, March 23, 2009

Hiking the Kalalau Trail










Our Hawaii Helicopter Ride


The photos don't do it justice...how beautiful...

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Our wedding day











Hawaii Here We Are!!!


We arrived on the Island yesterday and jumped on a boat tour of the Napali Coast on the North Shore of Kauai. Here is one of 379 pictures we took that day. It was an amazing trip boat trip less the bout of motion sickness Jill got which quarantined her to standing at the back of the boat for the last 1/3 of the ride. What an amazing place!!!