After 7 years of being together
and countless treks through Europe and mountain passes around the world, Martin
and I took our first tropical vacation together! We spent four glorious days in Kauai for my
work-wife Lindsay’s wedding to her high school friend Vince. And it was perfect.
Like a warm embrace from an old
friend, we arrived Thursday morning to beautiful, sunny Lihue and 80 degree
weather. Naturally our friends have
great tastes in travel so we picked up our rental car and headed north to my
favorite part of the island and our home for the next few days, Hanalei
Bay! Before we could even get to our
rented studio apartment, we saw Lindsay and Vince in line at the local taco
truck in town so we pulled over to catch up on plans for the day and say hello.
Being a small town, we would eventually run into the entire wedding party
throughout the weekend despite staying in different houses and hotels.
Our apartment was just east of
Tunnels Beach, but being hungry for lunch, we headed back into town for Chicken
in a Barrel and then made our way down to Hanalei Bay for an afternoon
swim.
The wedding festivities kicked
off that evening with a BBQ on Annini Beach and were followed by kayaking on
Friday Morning, a welcome dinner on Saturday night and the main show on
Sunday.
In our spare time, Martin and I
were able to relax in the sun, enjoy the beaches, not think about work
(although Martin had a few things to take care of on Thursday), practice yoga,
surf and take two hikes (unfortunately our original plan to hike the Napoli
Coast to the waterfall on Saturday was derailed due to rains so we headed south
in search of sun and found ourselves on the Kuilau Trail int the middle of the island. We were still able to take in the views from
the famed coast on Monday morning before our flight home but the trek was
limited due to timing.
Below are a few photos since the
scenery can speak for itself.
The goods
news I might add is that Martin really enjoyed it!
This is coming from a kid who growing up
complained about a beach vacation in lieu of a hike in the mountains.
He has already started convincing the rest of
the family that another trip is needed!
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| Kayaking from Hanalei... Martin did most of the paddling. |
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| Tunnels Beach! |
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| Martin enjoying his first fruity cocktail - a Pina Colada! |
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| Wedding Celebrations! |
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| Just a quick hike before our flight |
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