Aloha!

Aloha everyone!

First, a public service announcement.  Today our wedding is featured on Wedding Chicks, so go check it out!  Special thanks to Jessica Morrisy for capturing the day with such flair!  Woo!

Now more importantly, at this moment I'm drinking my morning kona coffee and eating some locally grown fruit (which J. made into a salad this morning!) while listening to the sounds of the faux waterfall of the resort out our window right now.  I am in pure heaven!  I just wanted to say hello to you all and recommend that you plan a trip just like this sometime in your future... worth it worth it worth it!  Right now we are in Kapa'a, Kaua'i at the Waipuli Resort- recommended as a money saving option by our travel agent because it is technically a condo and not a hotel.  But for us, that meant an apartment sized room with housekeeping, a full kitchen which we've used every morning and some evenings, a great location and a lovely pool.  And the room itself is local hardwoods, granite countertops, so much nicer than anything the Hyatt can offer.  So travel tip: go the condo route!  Next up, we move on to Maui and another condo (which my research suggests will be slightly outdated inside but with killer views of Molokai and whales)!

Highlights of this week have included an incredible helicopter tour, hiking to "secret" waterfalls where J. jumped off, getting a couples massage at the St. Regis, taking surfing lessons and both actually getting up (!), ziplining through the valleys of a cattle ranch, visiting the "grand canyon of the pacific" from the ground, and getting up close and personal with a Hawaiian monk seal.  So I'm not going to spend much more time blogging, and instead I'm going to go soak up some sun!  I leave you instead with some photos of the best things we've done this week!

xoxo,

Sarah

[caption id="attachment_2083" align="aligncenter" width="200" caption="J. jumps off a 25 foot waterfall (I was too afraid so I just took pics instead!)"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2084" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Who doesn't love watching a sunbathing seal!"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2077" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Here we are on day 1 post-massage in Princeville, enjoying the views of Bali Hai"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2085" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Zipping on "king kong" which was over 2000 feet long!"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2079" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="View of the Na Pali coast from our helicopter"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2080" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Look closely and you'll see THREE whales- a mama and her babies? I like to think so."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_2082" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Post-surfing lesson!"][/caption]