Hawaii

March of 2020, we had a trip planned to Hawaii…

I’m sure you can guess how that went. But, it’s 2021 baby, and we made it. Wow, this might have been the best vacation I’ve ever been on. I had quality time with my husband and best friend in the most beautiful place. How can it get better? Also, I relaxed. Which may sound obvious but so many times I’ve gone places and almost been stressed because I want to see everything. This time, we didn’t even have a schedule but instead a list, which made it fun because the night before we would pick what to do.

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What we did…

Day 1 :

·     Travel Day, Arrive in Honolulu

·        Check into the hotel on Waikiki

·        Dinner: with friends in Honolulu

 Day 2:

·        Spend the morning at Waikiki

·        Breakfast at Duke’s

·        Mermaid Caves

·        Spend day at the North Shore

 Day 3:

·        Sunrise – Lanikai Pillbox Hike (1.8 miles)

·        Kono’s for breakfast (call ahead for pick up!)

·        Lanikai Beach

·        Makapuu Lighthouse & Tidepools hike (2.5 miles)

Day 4:

·        Flight to Kauai

·        Check in to Airbnb

 ·      Dinner in Hanalei Bay

Day 5:

·        Boat Trip: Lucky Lady Na Pali Morning Snorkel Tour

·        Na Pali Coast

Day 6:

·        Hike the Canyon

·       Fly back to Oahu

Day 7:

·        Ho’omaluhia Botanical Gardens

·        Byodo Temple

·        Lulumahu Falls (1.7 miles)

Day 8:

·        Kualoa Regional Park

·        Secret Island

·        Crouching Lion Hike (.4 miles)

·        Dinner at Monkeypod

Day 9:

·        Breakfast at The Sunrise Shack

·        Lunch at Hale’iwa Bowls

·        North Shore Beach Day – Laniakea Beach

·        Dinner: Surf n Salsa