Again, so much for blogging on a regular basis. . .
Well, ALOHA! We returned from Kauai last week, and I am already online shopping for the next trip. We are thinking Oahu next. :) I totally have the Hawaii bug, now I know why so many people go back year after year after year. I told Wade we should start looking for jobs there. . . :) Besides, we totally fit in: Asian girl and white guy. Haha. We, of course, did all the normal Kauai stuff. We went to the beach. . .
I tried snorkeling, I really did. I just cannot get past my totally irrational fear of fish. The first time, I went in, swam around, and jumped out as soon as a fish, I am sure, tried to eat my foot. The second time, I went in and stood several feet away and peered at the fish from there, but I know they were really plotting how to take me down. The third time, I went in clinging to Wade, saw some fish, ran out, then tiptoed back in, then ran back out. Hmph. Maybe next time. . .
. . . we saw the lighthouse. . .
. . . we met some winged friends there. . .
. . . we went to a luau. . .
(We went to Smith's Tropical Paradise, which a lot of people said had average food, but we thought it was quite good. Of course, this is the only luau I've been to, so I guess I can't really compare it to any others.)
. . . we went up to Waimea Canyon. . .
I kept joking, "yeah, we get to go look at a giant hole in the ground!" But it was actually very cool, particularly when we got up to the Napali Coast view. . .
. . . we went kayaking (well, Wade kayaked, I worked on my tan -- I actually did try, but he said I hindered more than helped, so I gave up), and ziplining! This was our second time ziplinging; we did the zipline on our honeymoon in Ketchikan. That was a "canopy adventure," meaning we went from treetop to treetop. The worst part for me was standing on those tree platforms between zips. This one was much easier for me to do because we zipped from solid ground to solid ground. We loved it and can't wait for the next one!
