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Last week the fiance and I decided we needed a little trip away.
Lucky for us, we had unused reward miles and know several friends living in Oahu, Hawaii.
For several months we talked about making a trip out to visit them, 
but dates and reward travel tickets never seemed to line up.
Thankfully, last week was different- plenty of flights on just the right dates.
 
Water next to the ocean
 
In the 4 days we had on this beautiful island, we:
 
went surfing twice (aka paddled out to the waves)
went scuba diving and lost a fin
ate several home cooked sunset dinners
hiked one of the ridges overlooking the entire island
went to a karaoke bar
experienced the popular electric beach
ate laulau
had a picnic/photoshoot on the beach (photoshoot not my idea)
experienced the fish auction
and, went snorkling with turtles, sharks, AND a pod of dolphins.
 
I’m still having withdrawls.
Although I have been to different Hawaiian islands several times,
this trip was different.
As a result, I have fallen in love with Hawaii.
 
I feel so lucky to have friends over there- 
without them this awesome trip would not have been possible.

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5 Comments

  1. B says:

    this sounds amazing! glad you had fun and took some time for yourself!

  2. Sarah and Stewart says:

    You're so lucky you have friends there, that makes planning a trip so much easier and more fun!

  3. Andi of My Beautiful Adventures says:

    LOVE Hawaii! Gorgeous pics!!!

  4. Halley says:

    Awesome! Hawai'i is gorgeous. Which sharks did you see??

  5. Tamaras Blend says:

    Sounds like a dream trip. Hope you'll post some more photos!