Monthly Archives: March 2011

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Day 7 in Paradise - OAHU, HAWAII

March 29, 2011 – 7:30 am

Day 7 was another roadtrip day.  This time we went to the Leeward side of the island.  Which meant more sunshine - yippeeeee!  We went to the Ko’olina lagoons at the Ko’olina resort which was a nice little place to snorkel and a fabulous place to lay in the sun and listen to the palm trees and ocean.  I love those little grass umbrellas too *sigh*

After swimming we headed up the Leeward side which I found incredibly breathtaking.  The sheer cliffs were amazing and really really makes me want to go to Kauai.  Anyone getting married on Kauai? :)

Enjoy this little slice of sunhiney-heaven :)

Oh, and I included a pic of me and one of Scott so I can say it was me taking the pictures :P

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Day 6 in Paradise - Oahu, Hawaii

March 28, 2011 – 12:30 pm

Okay, we’ve been home for a few weeks now :(  *sigh*  While on the trip our last days got really busy and jam packed so I wasn’t able to find the time to download photos and keep up with the blog.  Sorry about that.  And since we’ve been home it’s been hard to find the time too.  But this week, I hope to catch you all up on the end of our trip to Oahu.  And who doesn’t need an extra dose of sunshine right about now (especially since the forecast for this week is all rain - yuck!).

So, our 6th day in Paradise was a busy one to say the least.  We got up early to head out to Hanauma Bay, to go snorkeling.  It is such a beautiful place and I really really loved the walls of the crater/cove.  Unfortunately the tide was quite low while we were there so it made it hard to actually snorkel and swim around all the coral.  And not to mention, it was really really busy.  But it was still nice to be in the ocean.  We did see one of the biggest fish I’ve ever seen snorkeling.  It must have been at least 3/4 feet and was a big beautiful parrot fish.  So cool!

Afterwards, a stop for a lunch and then a drive along Oahu’s windward side.  We went to the blowhole and eventually found our way to Kailua beach - which was amazing.  This white sand beach was like walking in baking flour, it was soooooooo soft.  The water was just gorgeous and we were lucky that the sun came back out just as we were there.  Loved it - definately have to go back and spend more time at that beach one day.

In the evening, we went to Waikiki beach to watch the sunset.  It was pretty amazing - both the sunset and the sheer number of people there to watch it :P

Enjoy a few faves from this adventure and driving packed day. :)

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Day 5 in Paradise - Oahu, Hawaii

March 7, 2011 – 10:15 am

The sun came back out yesterday!!! YAAAYYYYYYY!!!! And so we went off to get snorkel gear and headed for the beach.  Unfortunately I now have a sunburn to prove it :(  In any case, didn’t use the camera too much but here are a few from the sun sun sun in Hawaii.  I especially love the sunrise shot - such a peaceful way to start your day.

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DAY 4 in Paradise - Oahu, Hawaii

March 7, 2011 – 10:11 am

Sorry for the delay guys :)  Yesterday was sunny again (woo hoo) so I didn’t spend anytime in front of the computer :)

So the day before was another cloudy day after the storm so we headed to Pearl Harbour.  I had no idea it was so big.  We ended up staying for most of the day because there was so much to see and learn.  I have to admit, I’m not a big war-buff but this was a very interesting and obviously sad place to be.  Here are a few pics from the day.

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DAY 3 in Paradise - Oahu, Hawaii

March 5, 2011 – 7:00 am

We had yet another Great Great day (despite the dark clouds and constant fits of rain) here in Hawaii (duh).  Unfortunately, a storm the night before did not result in epic waves at the famous pipeline on the North Shore (who knew) but it was still impressive to see.  And when you cap it off with coconut straight out of the coconut and shave ice, it’s a good day :)  Here are just a few faves from the day.  Wish you were here.

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DAY 2 in Paradise - Oahu, Hawaii

March 4, 2011 – 11:24 am

Day 2 had a bit less sun but we managed to head out and climb a volcanic crater and visit the zoo.  Here are a few faves from the things we saw.  ENJOY!!!

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DAY 1 in PARADISE - Oahu, Hawaii

March 3, 2011 – 10:50 am

Just a few of my fav shots from yesterday - Day one in paradise :)  Palm trees = Heaven to me :)  We hear there’s a big storm coming that might interrupt some of our suntanning plans but hopefully I’ll be able to keep posting some pics - hopefully, please be patient if the beach distracts me :P  ENJOY!!!

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ESCAPING THE SNOW

March 1, 2011 – 12:56 pm

Well, we are about to escape the snow.  I actually can’t believe we have snow on the ground right now because, despite popular stereotypes about Canada, we here in Vancouver don’t often have snow in the city.  We like to keep it up in the mountains where we can visit it when we feel like it.  In any case there is snow still on the ground left over from the weekend and thanks to a previously booked family vacation to the land of sun we get to run away :)

So we will see you all in 2 weeks.

In the meantime, here are some pretty pictures from a quick snow shoe outting from about a week or two ago.  All photos were taken with a Canon G12.

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