In January, I was so fortunate to be able to take 2 weeks with my husband and go on an adventure to Hawaii! I had never taken such a long vacation in my life, let alone done so many adventurous things! I conquered so many fears and witnessed tremendous beauty. We spent 3 nights in Oahu and the rest of the time was spent in Maui. I hiked like I’d never hiked before (fell badly two times!), watched a sunset at the top of a volcano, went shark cage diving, got sea sick, biked down a mountain, zip lined across seven valleys, swam in a natural pool that fed into the ocean, visited a black sand beach and a red sand beach, stayed in a cottage overnight, saw a million waterfalls, snorkeled in a quiet beach in a small island, watched whales breach from a sailboat, drove down windy dirt roads that seemed inches from the ocean, flew over several islands including a leper colony, rode on horseback, saw every star in the sky, sampled the craziest fruits ever at an organic fruit farm, and hiked to a cabin on the crater of a volcano and stayed there overnight completely off the grid! In capturing these moments, I switched back and forth between my Canon 5D Mark III (with 3 different lenses – 16-35 2.8, 50 1.2 and 70-200 2.8) and my GoPro, depending on how treacherous the hike and what was most convenient at the time. So these pictures don’t show *every* adventure. But it’s a great representation. Hawaii was more beautiful than I ever imagined.
Honolulu
Sandals broke my second day there…
Flying to Maui, overlooking Honolulu
Arriving in Maui – overlooking Wailea
Hike in Kaanapali
Two tiered pools of Honolua – we swam in it, also the site of my first fall.
The road to Hana
Three Bear Falls
Black Sand Beach
Red Sand Beach
Popsicle stand in Hana
Our cottage for one night in Hana
Sunrise at Venus Pools
Pipiwaai Trail
Ono Farms – organic fruit farm
The road back from Hana, but going past Hana
Ulupalakua Ranch Winery
Leoda’s Pies
Back at the Westin
Sunrise at Mount Haleakala
Bike down Mount Haleakala
Iao Needle State Park
High Street!
Overnight at Holua Cabin on Mount Haleakala
Flight over Molokai, Lanai and Maui / Hana
That’s a whale:
