Aloha! “You never come out and visit us,” said Uncle Robert at my cousin Victoria’s wedding. Little did he know! We sure showed him. When the opportunity came up to visit friends in Hawaii, those words found their way from the dark recess of my brain to the forefront. Fine, let’s do it. We booked a flight on Hawaiian Airlines to visit Honolulu and Maui. Thank God we booked our flight when we did because soon after gas prices skyrocketed and our affordable flight became ridiculous!
Lihue, Hawaii
We had been to Waikiki before and hated it. This time we thought that we would try our luck in Kauai and we definitely had a much better time! We started out ziplining, which was kind of a bust, but it put us right next to Secret Beach, which was one of the prettiest places we have ever been. Of course being the smart child that I am -- I thought my selfie-stick was as indestructible as I am. Unfortunately, both of us were clobbered by a huge wave. We did tubing and then a helicopter ride going past the Jurassic Park falls. It was pretty incredible!
One thing that did happen that I instantly regret was introducing Grant to shaved ice. He would not stop eating Hawaiian shaved ice. Everytime, I asked him what he wanted to eat he would say, "shaved ice." He was a monster!
Much better trip than the first!