Last Hawaii Days

On one of our last days in Hawaii we finally checked off a trip bucket list item that I had. Drink something delicious out of a pineapple! I tried to get one at the resort and they didn't offer anything like that so we improvised and made our own at the house. 

We also finally caught a good sunset outside our house. The clouds had been blocking our view for most of the week but they finally cleared for one of our last nights.

We also saw a pretty sweet rainbow right in our backyard.  It clearly didn't photograph well but you can see it if you squint.

I didn't get many pictures of one of my favorite activities and that's because we were in a kayak for most of it. We booked a guided kayak tour to a hidden waterfall and it was so nice. The weather was so perfect, the hike was pretty, and it culminated with a swim at the bottom of a waterfall.

It was cold but not nearly as cold as the first waterfall we swam in. It felt good after a long kayak trip. 

On our next to last day we ventured to the other side of Kauai to the Waimea Canyon. It was a long drive but it was so worth it and so beautiful!

See the tiny waterfall in the distance?

 

 

Here's some perspective for you. Do you see that white dot just left of center? That's a helicopter!! Look how tiny it is!!!

We had a red-eye home which was pretty brutal. It meant we had a full day to kill before we had to board a series of flights. We traveled for a full 24 hours after we had been up all day. The last day we found a resort on the beach and borrowed some of their beach chairs and read all day. It was beautiful and the perfect way to chill on our last day.

Jay asked us if Hawaii is worth all the hype and Derrick and I both agree that it is. My two pieces of advice are go for a long time and splurge a little on your accommodations. We went for 17 days and that was our best decision. We felt so relaxed and we weren't thinking about how soon we had to go home.  We definitely splurged a bit on our housing but it made the trip feel so much more luxurious and special. You don't have to go crazy here but I think it really puts you in vacation mode if you're waking up in a place that feels a little more special than your average hotel.

I can't believe the Hawaii posts are done! Now it's on to a few house updates and baby, baby, baby!