Aloha Kauai

We had the opportunity to go to Hawaii last week, and had a hard time coming back. Tracey and I think we've found where we want to retire. Here's a few pictures of some of the fun we had. Aloha!


Heading out. I was across the aisle in half a seat (the lady next to me got the other half).

Getting "Lei-ed" as we arrive.

We loved the ocean!

This was the view from our room. I don't think I would ever get bored with that. It was incredible.

This little guy was waiting in our toilet when we arrived. When we told them about it they just switched us rooms. Tracey thought it was an air-freshner at first and nearly sat on him.

We're covering up the seal that was laying out on the beach behind us. Every day it would come and just hang out on the beach.

This is at the end of a little river cruise. I guess a lot of Hawaiians go there to get married. I think it was called the grotta gardens.

This is a waterslide that was at the hotel. The kids could have spent all week just playing at the hotel.

We were told this is the waterfall from the t.v. show "Fantasy Island".

That's a lighthouse in the distance. The scenery on the island was unbelievable.

Going for a kayak ride

Learning to Hula at the Luau

These are some guys Tracey and Tristyn picked up at the Luau-(ask Tracey about their bums)

Learning to surf

burying Dad

Just chilling in a hammock

Here's a snorkeling boat ride we went on. We saw all kinds of fun stuff like whales (one that swam right under the boat and jumped out of the water right next to us), tons of dolphins, sea turtles, awesome scenery of the Napali coast line. The only problem was I missed most of it because I was throwing up for the entire trip.

Going on a "backcountry" river tube adventure.