Week Two in Kauai

We spent over two weeks in Hawaii and it was amazing!! The travel days are so brutal, I highly suggest taking that long so you get to really relax and have time to explore. My second recommendation is find somewhere nice to stay. We splurged on an amazing house with breathtaking views. I think it was totally worth it.

This is the view from the backyard. The sun set right over that right hand jut of land so we got a view every night....well, when the clouds cooperated.

Dinner spot because why would you ever eat inside here!

I don't think I got a picture of the gazebo but it was hidden in the back of the yard with a fire pit, comfy couches, and a perfect view onto the ocean.

The location worked out really well for us. The beach that you can see from the house is where the boys ended up at the end of every day because the boogie boarding was crazy. Derrick and I went down once and I got about four waves in before Derrick decided it wasn't safe. It was probably a good call....the waves were 15 feet tall....not much of an exaggeration, and Derrick ended up snapping the boogie board in half on one of his rides. 

We found a really cool, rocky hike that was pretty close to the house for our first day there. 

 

This part was kind of like the blow hole...it was a hollowed out area in the rock and the ocean would rise from below and fill it.

This was about the point the rest of the family headed back and Derrick and I ventured on for a little ways.  Walking along the lava rock was really cool because there were areas that were really shallow and then deeper areas but they all had fish and other life in them. There were a lot of crabs but I could never grab one on camera before they ran off.

This was the best part! This huge valley was cut into the rock and the ocean would rise and crash into it. It was very cool. I captured it on video so you could see it.

Kauai had a lot more hiking and adventuring! More posts to come!