Hiking in Koke’e State Park | Pihea Trail | August 2018 Perhaps the most controversial aspect of our trip to Kauai was the lack of time spent exploring the impressive Napali coast. Of course we knew all about the dramatic coast and the various ways one can experience it — it’s impossible to search for attractions, hikes,…
Backpacking Waimea Canyon | Hiking the Kukui Trail | August 2018 My biggest concern with choosing to visit Kauai over the Big Island was that it would be too much like Oahu. Sure, it has higher mountains, no major city, and way less people; the mountain ridges would be unique and some much more dramatic than…
Hiking to Nounou Mountain, aka Sleeping Giant | August 2018 We wanted to begin our time on Kauai with a short, easy hike that would give us good views of the island, and Nounou Mountain was the perfect choice. The trailhead begins relatively close to the airport so we were able to arrive early and get…
3 Days on Kauai | August 2018 After months of trying to take leave, Curtis was finally granted permission to leave Oahu for a full 3 days. You better believe that we took full advantage of those 3 days and fit in as much as we could! For our second island hop, we were considering…
Hiking to Pu’u Pia | August 2018 Pu’u Pia is a short, easy hike in the Manoa Valley of Honolulu. While the summit stands beneath the much higher Ko’olau Mountains, it still offers views of the surrounding ridges, a peek into Honolulu and the ocean, and a walk through a lush tropical forest. As you…
Celebrating our Fifth Anniversary | Friday, July 27, 2018 Our fifth wedding anniversary was on July 27. We had made big plans for an anniversary trip, but the Navy unmercifully squashed our hopes and dreams. It’s fine, we’re over it. Instead, I spent the majority of that Friday eagerly awaiting Curtis to return from his…