Hawaii 2015/2016

 

 

 

 

for the very first time in my flight history I got an upgrade! Not to business, but to first class! could get used to flying this comfortably!

 

my seatneighbor

 

flying into the city of angels

 

reunited after the flight

 

L.A. to Honolulu

 

Uli and his Mai Tai

 

OAHU

 

The Diamond Head and Honolulu from above

 

 

Christmas Dinner with our dear friend @ Tiki Bar & Grill

 

oh and wheres your office? @ starbucks

 

Tom's connection

 

 

 

West coast of Oahu

 

swimming with dolphins😍

 

best experience ever, swimming with dolphins in the Pacific Ocean

 

 

 

 

in my element

 

the male version of Arielle, let's call him Ariello

 

 

short stop at the hospital

 

Waikiki

 

 

meeting Tahnee, another friend from home, she is lucky to be half Swiss and half Hawaiian

 

Teppanyaki, my favorite Japanese food

 

Waikiki during the busiest time of the year

 

Car towed two hours prior to our interisland flight! Race against time and $200 poorer!

 

interisland flight from Oahu to Maui

 

bye bye Oahu, see you again soon

 

MAUI

 

 

Maui

 

happy to be back in Maui (along with Kauai my favorite island)

 

 

Lahaina, Maui

 

bääämmmm

 

our hotel, the Pioneer Inn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hanging out

 

 

 

 

 

 

whale watching

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

leaf me

 

happy boy

 

my favorite leaf

 

 

 

tree hugger

 

Ke'anae Peninsula

 

 

 

Road to Hana where the journey is the destination

 

Wai'anapanapa State Park

 

 

these cattle got prime location

 

Wowie Maui

 

 

bamboo forest

 

Waimoku Falls 400 feet

 

These fellow Swiss people opened the cafe of my dreams🌺🌺🌺

 

pretending to be a guest at the Mariott again. Using their facilities and free valet parking. Happy new year to me

 

love love love

 

New Year's Eve Dinner @ the Hula Grill

 

we often pretend to be honeymooners...it does get you upgrades and free stuff😜

 

when you get your first doll at the age of 31

 

 

 

 

KAUAI

 

Hello it's me...I am in Kauai dreaming about who we used to be, when we were younger and free

 

Playing the Ukulele for my newlywed husband

 

Kauai Inn, our hotel

 

first helicopter flight for the both of us

 

 

Jurassic Falls, where Jurassic World was filmed

 

 

the Grand Canyon of the Pacific

 

Waimea Canyon

 

Na Pali Coast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paradise!!!

 

Mount Waialele, rainiest mountain top (350 days of rain)

 

Wailua Falls

 

our pilot, hanging in loose

 

 

happy guys

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waimea Canyon

 

and then we met this guy

 

best honeymoon ever

 

 

Uli loves his cajun shrimp

 

every time I go to Walmart, I wanna buy a bike ($149.- say what!!)

 

 

 

Wowie Kauai

 

cray cray

 

 

 

 

not really equipped for hiking, but that didn't stop us (RIP Toms)

 

 

beautiful Kalalau Trail

 

 

 

 

 

these waves will swallow you

 

meditating

 

a deluxe foot spa after an exhausting hike

 

 

 

 

looking forward to that uphill path...not

 

 

the town of Hanalei

 

 

Hanalei Bay

 

 

 

 

OAHU

 

 

on our way back to Oahu

 

 

the Deadman's Catwalk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

making new friends

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the famous Banzai Pipeline

 

 

 

 

 

Chinaman's Hat

 

 

Valley of Temples

 

 

 

 

 

fresh shrimp from the shrimp farm

 

 

Lanikai Beach

 

last supper @ Dukes Waikiki

 

still waiting for the invention of the beamer

 

back home

 

➤