Observe my hotness

We are leaving Hawaii tonight...sniff.... While I'm sad to leave our relaxing paradise I am really excited to see my little boy again. It's been a great vacation but all good things must come to an end. There is one thing I won't miss about being here. I like to call it my white man's afro. Because of all the rain it's been super humid and my naturally curly hair doesn't do well in humid. Hot isn't it?

Jet lag and off roading

I'm getting old... why else can I not get over this jet lag?? I joked several times with friends that I was excited for the trip but would almost be just as happy if I went to a local hotel because really all I really wanted from this vacation was to sleep in for 8 days straight. Well, I think I bragged/hoped/expected too much because we leave in 2 days and I have yet to sleep any later than 7am. Oh, I lie, one day I made it till 830am but every other day it's been 630 or 7am. These early mornings have been wreaking havoc on the other end of the day too. All but one night so far we've been in bed by 1030pm or so. Nick is finding this very hard to accept because he just turned 31 and this is playing right into his 'I'm over the hill' complex. I'm 5 years older than he is so if he's over the hill, what does that make me?

Despite the hit and miss weather at the beginning of the week we've managed to enjoy our days. We've done alot of exploring between rain showers and even got in a little pool time. Today we went off roading with Kauai ATV and had an amazing time. I don't think I have ever been so dirty but we tried our hardest to get that way so it's all good.

The field right behind that tall grass is where they filmed scenes from Jurassic Park. You remember the scene where they hide behind the log because those little dinosaurs are swarming because the T-rex is coming?

A rare good picture of both of us. Even if we are filthy.

Our group at the end of the trip. Notice how dirty my pants are. I hit the last and biggest puddle so perfectly that we were swamped!

Tomorrow we go on a sunset catamaran dinner cruise up the Na Pali coast. This part of the island isn't accessible by road, only by air or sea and is supposed to be very beautiful. Hopefully the surf isn't too high so they don't cancel or reroute it as they've done earlier this week.

Flora and Fauna

I know the chickens are a strange addition. Chickens run wild all over Hawaii. There are dozens of hens, chicks and loudly crowing roosters around our resort which is delightful at 6 am.

Isn't technology great?

It's been 5 days since I've been away from Oliver and I'm happy to say I'm doing just fine. I miss him lots but I'm really enjoying our time as just people, not parents. We did get the chance to 'talk' to him yesterday when my sister set up the opportunity on Skype. I don't think he understood what was going on and just sat there and ate his cookie. I think he may have recognised our voices but that's about it. It was just nice to see his little face and tell him I love him. Thanks Courtney!

Kauai

We've arrived in Kauai last night to weather warnings of sever rain, flash flooding and high winds. I'm not complaining because, hey, I'm in Hawaii. Luckily this morning it seems we've been given a reprieve and it turned out to be a beautiful day. We took a walk around the resort and then drove up the coast to see what we could see.

We are staying at Pono Kai in Kappa thanks to my grandparents time share. You can see by the trees that it's very windy. The water is very rough and I took many pictures but they just didn't do it justice. Lets just say I won't be going out in that water any time soon.

On the north side of the island the water was much more hospitable. Must be the direction of the wind I guess. We are having fun in the Jeep that we rented for our time here. It's awesome riding with top off. (Jen, this is the closest thing to a beach pic your going to get with me in it!) Please excuse the picture quality, I think I had a smudge on my lens or something.

This island is crazy beautiful. They call it the Hollywood of Hawaii since there have been so many movies filmed here. Jurassic Park, Tropic Thunder and Indiana Jones just to name a few. Everything is very lush and green and there are some spectacular views. I can't wait to explore more as the week goes on.

Till next time I say again, Aloha!!

Heaven for some

The Yard House in Waikiki is Nick's happy place. This is just one side of the bar and as you can see there are alot of beer on tap. On average 125 varieties at any given time, from all over the world. I'm proud to say they even have Moosehead... brewed in Saint John NB, my home town.

Paradise at 730 am

The view from our hotel at 730 this morning. We're on the 24th floor at the Outrigger Beachcomber. Great choice if you ever come to Honolulu.

The surfers were out first thing. I love having a camera that you can crop from that far away and still end up with a decent picture.

We're up very early this morning because after 22 and a half hours of travelling we were exhausted. I was asleep by 915 last night (hence the early morning pictures and post) and am planning on having siesta later in the day so we can hit the town tonight. Yardhouse, here we come. But this time no Senior Frogs because I just can't deal with that hangover again. It's been almost 2 years since we were here last and I still haven't got over that.

Aloha!