Honeymoon
Maui, Hawaii
Honeymoon time!
I started planning our honeymoon in January of 2006. There were several locations on my "Want to go to" list,including Fiji, Australia, and London. Given that the budget was of a college-bound couple, I wasn't sure about any international visits. So, Hawaii seemed like the best option -- it's exotic yet familiar. We left MSP during the late morning of July 30th and arrived in Kahului, Maui, later that afternoon (accounting for setting our watches "back" 5 hours). We stayed on Maui until August 3rd, after which time we resided on the Big Island -- Hawaii. I'll refer to the "Big Island" as just that, so as to avoid confusion between "Hawaii" the state, and "Hawaii" the island. After almost a week on the Big Island, we flew back on the evening of August 9th, arriving in MSP near noon on August 10th (it was a long flight, made longer by the security-related delay in SEA).
The following pages are written in a day-to-day, "journal" style. Feel free to start below!
- July 31st: Lounging on Maui
- August 1st: Boating to Lanai; Kim's Birthday!
- August 2nd: Driving the "Road to Hana"
- August 3rd: Exploring Haleakala summit
- August 4th: Lounging on the Big Island
- August 5th: Exploring the "wet" side of the Big Island
- August 6th: Exploring the south side of the Big Island
- August 7th: Snorkeling near Kona; Exploring the volcano!
- August 8th: Lounging on the Big Island
- August 9th: Horseback riding in Waipi'o Valley; Leaving Hawaii
