Honeymoon: Day 6 and 7 Kauai and fly to Maui

Day 6 - Kauai

We woke up at 7 am on day 6.  Finally on Hawaii time?!  We showered, got ready and headed out in the Nissan Versa to Waimea Canyon.  We drove up and up and up the long and winding roads and stopped along the way to catch some amazing views. We both started to feel a little nauseous with the altitude change but it wasn't anything that was going to stop us from making it allll the way to the top.

We caught some really great views from this road trip.

And then we were hungry, what else is new?  D didn't stop talking about this place that he saw advertised in a brochure, I am not a fan of shrimp but I couldn't let him miss out since D LOVES shrimp with a capitol L.  So if we hadn't gone there at some point then I would have felt totally guilty.

I do not eat shrimp so I order the ONLY thing on the menu that is not shrimp..haha. 

 After lunch we go back to our hotel, slip into our suits, hit the beach, pool, hot tub and relax for a little while.  The island of Kauai was very windy so it was hard to stay warm out there coming from Florida!

We showered, and got ready and were in search of a light dinner.  D is so very savvy with researching and found a cute little town on another part of the island with some happening little restaurants.  We had a few drinks, I had a buffalo chicken salad and this yummy Effin Skinny Cucumber mojito.  It was yum.

I had never heard of this Effen vodka before

 
We then took a drive down to the other Marriott resort which was gorgeous.  We parked and walked around the resort and frolicked on the beach.

We then walked down the beach boardwalk and grabbed a drink at Duke's and listened to the fun music wafting from the live band.We said good bye to the locals we met and headed on home to bed.

Day 7 - Kauai to Maui

We woke up at 8 am, finally adjusting fully to the time.  Our flight to Maui was not until 5 pm so we had some time to kill once we checked out of our hotel.  At this point we were soo looking forward to having a kitchen in our room once we got to Maui so we could keep snacks, beer, make our own coffee, and most importantly do laundry!!

We took a drive to see some scenic waterfalls and lookout points.

And then we crashed the Marriott that we visited the night before. It was a public beach so we technically did not "crash".  We found a shady spot under a tree and set up shop for a few hours of relaxation.

I also received the name of Book-worm Betty on the trip, 

I finished 5 books in two weeks.

I loved watching this doggie play fetch with his owner, he reminded me of home and all the many Golden Retrievers we have in our family.  Made me miss our own pup back home too.

We grabbed some lunch and a drink at Duke's and then packed up for our flight to Maui.

D was freaking out that we were on a propeller plane, he does not like to fly one bit.

 He did good though!

We arriveed to Maui and first thing first was to hit the grocery store!  We were so looking forward to making a home cooked meal in our kitchen.  We purchased some necessities for the room, and I couldn't believe the price of groceries.  A box of Rice-a-Roni was $5 and change. WOW.

We checked into the Westin, and were greeted with some chocolates and a bottle of wine in the room. 

 Some pics of our suite..thanks Mom and Dad!!  We loved every second!

I throw some laundry in, D is cooking dinner on the stove, we eat dinner on the lanai, and then we snuggle up on the couch with the TV on...Heaven.

That completes our first week in Hawaii! Much more to come in the next 7 days!!!

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