When if comes to vacations, I’m not exactly a world traveler. That comes mostly from being married to a guy who travels more than he wants to for work and a vacation actually means staying home. I have to remind him periodically that for some of us, the furthest we get from home on a regular basis is the grocery store. Doesn’t sway him much, though.
However, a few years ago, my husband received a bonus from work: $1000 that had to be used for travel expenses. I jumped for joy. He moaned and groaned. I got online and began travelling our vacation. Between his frequent flier miles, Marriot rewards points and this bonus, we could spend a week in Hawaii for pennies compared to what it would normally cost. I quickly all the arrangements before he could change his mind.
And this is what we found:
White sandy beaches and scantilly clad women (and old men - nastay) on Waikiki...
Laie, Hawaii LDS temple where we met a neighbor girl serving a mission for our church (oh the distances you go to see your neighbors) ...
Hukilau - best food we ate the entire trip (except for Bubba Gumps)...
Turtle Bay Golf club...
The Polynesian Cultural Center (an absolute MUST see if you are going to Oahu - you will never regret a day spent there)...
The Waikiki aquarium...
We also found gorgeous sunsets on Maui....
The Hana Highway - which still makes me nauseous to even think about...
Holy crap - another golf course - the Kapalua golf resort.
And the infamous "Plantation" course. Yeah, who cares about anything else on the island, someone who shall remain nameless only came to see the golf courses.
The view from Bubba Gumps - the yummiest food ever!
A lone tree on Wailea....
And... the ocean - where the husband FINALLY got his feet wet. He's just not a water guy.
We left on a Tuesday at 6:00 a.m. arriving in Hawaii around 2:30 that afternoon, Hawaii time. We left for home the next Monday night at 10:00 p.m. Hawaii time, arriving home around noon the next day. It took us a week to recover from that flight home!
Now that I am finally learning how to really use my camera, I need to go back. When's the next bonus coming, eh employers?
We left on a Tuesday at 6:00 a.m. arriving in Hawaii around 2:30 that afternoon, Hawaii time. We left for home the next Monday night at 10:00 p.m. Hawaii time, arriving home around noon the next day. It took us a week to recover from that flight home!Now that I am finally learning how to really use my camera, I need to go back. When's the next bonus coming, eh employers?
4 comments:
i'm jealous, the other half refuses to go there.
Im so jealous, oh that sunset- gorgeous!
I havent done my post yet...sigh.
Wow, what an AMAZING TRIP! I would love to travel to Hawaii some day. You did such a great job taking photos!
We spent our honeymoon here. Such a complete waste of money. I'd like to go back someday and see things like you did. Honeymoons are wasted on the young and "inexperienced"...
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