Kauai Trip!

We just returned from a fantastic vacation to the island of Kauai. We went with Danny's parents; Wendy & Tom and we had such a fun trip. It was nice to be without our kids( although we did miss them) it was so relaxing to be alone, and not have to worry about anything.

We spent our time in Kauai doing so many fun things; surfing, boogie boarding, snorkeling, hiking, paddle boarding, laying out in the sun, eating delicious sea food, body surfing, going on a boat tour, seeing lots of animals and wildlife etc... Kauai is such a beautiful, green, lush island.

We took tons of pictures but here are a few of the highlights.

There are roosters, and chicken all over the island. They would start crowing at 5am, it was our tropical alarm clock!

We had so many delicious meals, but this was one of our favorite restuarants. It was a Mediterranean place with yummy food. We ordered "The Seafood Tower", and it was so good! It was a tower of grilled Ahi tuna, shrimp, scallops and pineapple on top of mashed potatoes. Plus they great Pita and hummus (one of my favorite's).

One day we toured a chocolate farm. We saw all kinds of bamboo, interesting fruits and vegetables and saw the chocolate trees. Then we tasted 11 different kinds of dark chocolate from all over the world.

Danny rented a surf board for the whole week and was able to go surfing every day. He was in heaven! Tom and I tried surfing too, but we didn't get any pics. The waves were perfect and the water was so warm.

One day we went on a boat to see the Na Pali Coast, which is inaccessible by car. It was a nice calm day on the ocean and we saw whales, dolphins and sea turtles from the boat. We went in to caves, saw lots of water falls and the beautiful Na Pali coast. We got out at a big coral reef and snorkeled with giant sea turtles and tons of fish.

We spent lots of time relaxing in the sun at the beach. The weather was perfect; warm and sunny all week!

Here's Danny loading the surf board on the car.

We went to Anini Beach one day to snorkel and it was so empty. We had almost the whole, huge beach to ourselves. So we stayed and hung out in the sun, we all took naps too!

Here's a great pic. of the gorgeous scenery we saw from the boat of the Na Pali coast. It was breathtaking, the pictures don't even do it justice. !

Here's one of the caves we saw while on the boat. I love the color of the water, it's so blue.

We hiked in to Lumahai beach one day, it was a gorgeous beach, with lots of volcanic rocks. We swam and body surfed and then hiked around on the rocks exploring the ride pools full of fish and crabs.

GOTTA LOVE sandy feet! Along with sandy towels, shorts, swimsuits, shoes, books, car, and hair. We were sandy, salty and gritty all week and we loved it! Danny didn't want to shower when it was time to come home, he wanted to leave his skin salty, to remind him of the ocean.

One day we rented Paddle boards, and went in Hanalei Bay and in the river nearby. It was lots of fun, but hard to balance, when the waves came up from behind. I fell a few times, and felt a little uncoordinated in the ocean. But I liked going in the river it was more calm and it was relaxing to be out in the water.

We spent a couple days at Ke'e beach, another great spot for snorkeling and swimming. We bought a giant coconut from a local Hawaiian, and drank the milk. Then he chopped it in half and we ate all the yummy coconut flesh. We tried another local fruit, the "mountain apple". It was sweet and had pure white fruit inside. We loved it.

Here we are getting ready to snorkel at one of our favorite beaches, Tunnels Beach. It has lots of great snorkeling areas, and big waves for surfing too. I was a little nervous here, because a Tiger Shark was here last week, and took a big bite of a surfer's board. I am terrfied of sharks.

We spent a lot of time underwater snorkeling. We saw tons of fish and other interesting underwater creatures. I loved seeing the sea turtles, they are so cool to watch surf the waves.

We really want to thank G & G Shields, Natalie, Mono etc.. for watching our kids for 10 days while we were gone. We appreciate it so much!

Also Thanks to Tom and Wendy for inviting us, it was wonderful.

We can't wait to take another trip, it was such a great vacation!