For our honeymoon Bryan took me to Kauai, Hawaii and it was beautiful. We stayed 6 nights and 7 days on the North shore of the island. We explored the whole island by land and by sea. At the end of the trip we went on a snorkeling boat trip. The snorkeling was amazing and so much fun.
Just off the plane.
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Us at Anini Beach. We snorkeled and made friends with a little chick while sitting on the beach.
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These are Monk Seals there are only 24 left.
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Tunnels Beach.
We spent all day snorkeling and relaxing in the sun.
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Waterfalls in the mountains above the town of Hanalei. Bryan and I loved Hanalei. It’s a cute little town. It’s like Kauai’s Park City. It has small and artsy shops.
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This is at the Smith’s Family Tropical Paradise Luau.
There are 30 acres of botanical gardens that we explored.
This is a pine tree that grows on the island.
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Our last sunset on the Kauai (for now).
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Honeymoon…
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I had been planning on riding the STP (seattle to portland) ride and had wanted Pete to do it with me even though it was on my birthday weekend. Pete told me he’d rent a bike and then we’d drive up to seattle and do as much as we wanted to. So at @5 am I begrudgingly roll out of bed get things packed (and pete says, get some other clothes in there too in case we stay down in vancouver) and we were out the door by 5:20. We loaded my bike up and hop in the car and Pete tells me we have to go pick up his bike rental. I’m thinking, what shop is open this early in the morning?? I thought Utahans were crazy early risers but maybe Washington is just more coffee-driven.
We start heading towards Tacoma (opposite of seattle) but I didn’t think much of it until we started crossing the Tacoma Narrows bridge. What?? this was waaay off course, and the race started at 7:30. Skeptically I asked Pete why he was navigating so far from the destination to which he smiled and slyly told me to look in the top pocket of the backpack. I ripped open the zipper and found a definite surprise. Our passports! a ferry pass, and reservations for a night at a 4-star hotel in Victoria, BC!! I was shocked! Pete had pulled off an amazing surprise without really giving any hints. He’s getting so much better at that.
We took the scenic drive to Port Angeles where we boarded the Coho ferry over to Victoria. (Victoria is so proud of the coho, it’s practically on every postcard of the city).
The ride over was beautiful and it was a perfect day to be out on the water. We arrived at the port fairly early so we had the whole day ahead of us. We checked into the hotel and then rented a bike for Pete so we could go explore. We spent most of the day biking around the quaint little city and got to see beautiful landscapes of the ocean, rolling hills, back-wooded country and some gynormous houses.
This one is for my friend Lily: (it was a clothes store)
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Birthday Surprise
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On Saturday Bryan told me that he wanted to take me on a real date this weekend not one of our Home Depot dates. So we were going to go to the Zoo and then out to dinner.
Thank you Bryan for the amazing weekend. Everything was perfect and I love you so much.
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He asked and I said Yes…
Old tracks in Kapaa.
Beaches between Kapaa and Kealis on our way up to Princeville on our first day.
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End of a perfect first day.
Hanalei River Valley overlook.
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This was at a beach that we started calling the River beach, because it has a big river flowing into the ocean at one end of it. (The Picture at the top of this post is from this beach also.)
River meets the ocean.
The town of Hanalei.
Us at Anini Beach. We snorkeled and made friends with a little chick while sitting on the beach.
Sunset over Hanalei bay.
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This is on the West Shore. We were on our way into Waimea Canyon.
Waimea Canyon is called the grand canyon of Hawaii. We stopped at all the overlooks. It was so beautiful.
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Salt Pond Beach.
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Spouting Horn.
Us at the Spouting Horn.
Found this just driving around. We still don’t really know what it is.
Waliua Falls
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Opaekaa Falls.
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Kilauea Lighthouse and wildlife Refuge.
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Us watching the sunset over Hanalei Bay.
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Tunnels Beach. 
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Our last sunset on the Kauai (for now).
We spent the rest of the
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