Ok, this may be in poor taste and may be pretty vulgar, but I couldn’t help but laugh right in the middle of the airport terminal as we’re waiting for our flight.
Hitler finds out Michael Jackson died:
Archive for July, 2009
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Honeymoon: Day 8 – More driving (change of plans) & Tide-pools
Wednesday was another one of our wide-open days in Hawaii, and while we tried to make the most of it, we basically ended up doing a lot of driving.
We started of by eating breakfast at Joe’s on the Green. We ate outside, and while we enjoyed the view we noticed that there was smoke coming off in the distance. The best guess by everyone there was a house fire. We were hoping everything was ok, but all we could do was say a prayer and look at the smoke in the distance:
We set off towards the North Shore of Kauai. Bethany went through our guidebook to find some prime destinations for our exploration. First up was a boogie boarding beach. We drove the beautiful drive along the coast, only to find that the beach had signs that said “no swimming” all over it. We saw people surfing along the coast, and a few boogie-boarders, but we didn’t want to be one of those Darwin award recipients – the ones you read about missing after swimming in the “No Swimming” beach, so we drove on.
The book described this beautiful lava-formed pool called “Queen’s Bath”. We set out looking for it and found it by driving through a neighborhood. The book mentioned that a small parking lot was created to accommodate the number of visitors, but it didn’t mention just how small this lot was. There were only about 10 spots, all of which were full (and a few were even double-parked). We tried to find alternative parking, but with no success we were forced to head back. When then drove and found a snorkeling beach and got in our beach time for the day.
Hungry for a late lunch, we tried the coveted Ono Burger which we’ve heard so much. Bethany ordered a Swiss Burger, while I ordered a Teriyaki, Pineapple & Swiss burger. Both were really good, but still paled in comparison to Five Guys back at home. We ate our burgers along the original boogie-board beach, then made our way back to Lihue.
We spent some time at Starbucks to upload pictures to Flickr, then made our way back to get ready for our dinner reservation at Tide Pools, a restaurant at the Hyatt next door. The restaurant was very good, but we were one of the few unfortunates that weren’t seated by the water. We enjoyed our dinner nonetheless, and made our way back to our room where we once again turned in early.
Next Up: Sunrise, Sunset.
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Honeymoon: Day 7 – More relaxation (this time with a Spa)
While the Honeymoon overall has been quite relaxing, we were especially looking forward to relaxing in the Spa at the Grand Hyatt. After sleeping in a bit, we got up and had breakfast at our resort, then prepared for a day of pampering and rest. We headed over to the Spa at the Hyatt for our Couples Massage. We’ve both gotten massages at day spas before, but we weren’t prepared for the serenity that surrounded us at this spa.
We were both lead to our respective spa areas (they had guys & girls sections), each which had their own set of amenities. After our tours and changing into our robes, we met back up at this relaxation room that had comfy chairs overlooking the beautiful scenery. While we sipped our tea and waters, our masseuses greeted us and led us back to our own hut where we would receive our massages. Bethany chose a relaxing massage, while I asked for one that helped relieve knots. After about an hour of being massaged, we headed back to the spa to enjoy the other amenities for the rest of the afternoon. We both enjoyed the Jacuzzi, as well as the private pool (for spa folks only). We swam a little then laid out in the sun and relaxed. We even ordered lunch to be brought to the spa. After enjoying our lunch and more relaxation, we both went to our respective areas and used the sauna, steam room, and the twelve-headed shower. We left the spa relaxed, refreshed and clean!
This was basically our only night in Hawaii where we didn’t have a dinner reservation, so we took this as an opportunity to grill out. We stopped at the fish market and grabbed some Ahi, then went to the other local market and grabbed some steaks. We picked up a nice Malbec from the Wine Shop, as well as some seasoning for the meat. While we waited for the dry rub to season, we took a stroll to the ocean rocks down by the ocean and took some pictures. While we were watching the waves come in, we actually saw a sea turtle by the shore (we unfortunately did not get a good photo of the turtle).
The grill was located by the hot tub pool, so in between meat flips we enjoyed the hot tub. We ate well and drank well, then grew tired from our long day of relaxation and turned in early.
Next Up: Long drives, tide pools
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