Hawaii

Bryan and I recently returned from a wonderful trip to Hawaii. We flew into Honolulu and took a 7 day Norwegian Cruise and visited Maui, Hilo, Kona and Kauai. The weather was warm and sunny with temps in the 80s. It was nice to get away from the snow and frigid weather of Minnesota for a little while. Linda came and stayed with the kids while we were gone.

Here we are enjoying frozen margaritas at the sail away party!

 

We took a tour of Honolulu city and saw the King Kamehameha statue by the Iolani Palace.

We also took a tour of Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona Memorial.

One of my favorites experiences was surfing at Poipu beach in Kauai. It was hard work padding out into the ocean and catching waves!

Another amazing experience was seeing the Na Pali Coast from our cruise ship. It's definitely one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

In Kauai, I took a movie tour and saw the famous Kīlauea Point Lighthouse. It was such a gorgeous view. 

Here's another view of the coast in Kauai. In case you can't tell, Kauai was definitely our favorite island. It was so peaceful and beautiful.

In Hilo, we visited Volcanoes National Park and walked on lava rock.

Here is a Hawaiian shave ice with mango, pineapple and passion fruit syrups. Inside, there's a scoop of vanilla ice cream and there's sweet cream drizzled on the top. So delicious!

I made this lei in a class on the cruise ship. They offered some interesting Hawaiian cultural classes and demonstrations.

Here's a picture of our ship. We had such a fun vacation and would highly recommend the cruise as a way to see so many different parts of the Hawaiian islands. Aloha!