Hawaii {Part 2}

I’m sharing all the pictures from the second part of our trip to Hawaii. We packed so much into this vacation.

I tried to walk the beach at least once a day. On this particular day, I walked to find coffee. I never found it because Hawaiian time is a real thing and nothing opens at a reasonable time. 😉

But I did enjoy watching the sunrise.

The largest tree in the United States is in the town we stayed. It covers a block with 9 trunks. Such an enormous tree!

Next adventure…a helicopter tour of Maui.

The sights we were able to see were incredible. Most of the island isn’t accessible so the only way to see it is from a helicopter. So many waterfalls.

I have so many beautiful pictures from the tour, but I’ll spare you and just share a few.

This was Travis’s favorite helicopter tour we’ve done.

It truly was an incredible experience.

Then we set out to see some turtles. This particular beach was full of them! They have it roped off so people don’t get too close. Ho’okipa beach is a great place to see them.

We ate at a food truck, Ula Ula Cafe. It was fantastic!

We drove the back side of the road to get back to Lahaina. Along the way was a shaved ice so we stopped. The shaved ice was good, the lady that owns it was great! After she made ours, she pointed us out to her backyard and then came to visit. It was special to have the opportunity to talk with a local and learn about the island.

The view was spectacular!

So many of the roads looked like this. It was nice to have a compact car!

We stopped at the blow hole.

The progression…

We joked about how much pizza we consumed on this trip. We had it five different times but this was my favorite!

Some fresh pineapple ice cream for dessert.

On Sunday, we headed back to the golf tournament.

It was the last day of the tournament.

One of the players lost his golf ball, but Travis found it!

This course looked impossible to play, but the views were incredible and my company was the best. We had such a great time, which I was surprised about. A lot of laughs and people watching. Oh and I guess Golf watching. 😉

I went to the beach and actually laid out in the sand. It was my first time and I fell in love.

Normally we don’t actually get in the ocean or go to the beach but I’m so glad I took the time to do it! Now I want some more beach in my life.

The one time Travis went to the beach. We walked along the beach and watched the sunset. So beautiful!

Our last day on Maui we went whale watching in a raft.

I highly recommend doing this! The raft allows you to get so close to the whales. They swam right under the raft!

We decided to go last minute and we’re both so glad we did!

One last drink in paradise…

And one last sunset before catching the red eye home…

Until next time Hawaii. Hopefully it won’t be seven years before we make it back!

Hawaii 2023

Several months ago when Travis and I were discussing his birthday, Hawaii came up. He said that if he had to turn 40, he’d like to wake up in Hawaii on his birthday.

So we booked our trip and that’s exactly where he woke up on his 40th birthday.

Off we went bright and early!

We arrived at our room in the afternoon to the most gorgeous view. 

We had to wake up at 2 in order to catch our flight and only consumed Cheese-its so after getting settled we headed to find something to eat. We ended up at Down the Hatch which was amazing! I love fish tacos and these were delicious.

We stayed on Front street in Lahaina. It was the perfect location. Front Street is full of shops and restaurants.

We went and sat at the bar in Cheeseburger in Paradise to enjoy the view and grab a drink.

The sweetest church in Lahaina.

The most beautiful sunset. We called it a day very early…

Waking up 40 in Hawaii….not a bad place to turn 40.

We went golfing on his birthday.

The course had incredible views.

Travis requested Duke’s for dinner. We ate at the same restaurant on our wedding night, on a different island.

Hula Pie for the birthday guy!

Everywhere we went had beautiful views.

Breakfast tastes better when you are looking at the ocean.

We went to the Sentry Tournament of Champions. This was our first PGA golf tournament experience.

I sat back while Travis was at the front, watching some of his favorite golfers…

And I ate way too many shave ice.

This course was beautiful. 

Headed to dinner…


At Captain Jack’s. It was a fun restaurant with great food.

On Thursday, we left our hotel early and made our way to Hana. We stopped several times along the way. The first stop was to check out these trees.

The trunks were so interesting.

Next up, this garden.

The plants were beautiful and I wished I was better at keeping plants alive because I’d love to fill my house with them! The size of this palm was incredible.

This was a 100 year old mango tree.

We walked around and checked out the plants and also the views. It was worth stopping at.

We then stopped for banana bread and some more incredible views. I mean, they just don’t get old.

There were several waterfalls along the road. They were all beautiful.

We tried a coconut and both decided it would be our last.

This little food truck might have been our favorite burger.

It might have been because we were so hungry but I’m still thinking about it. 

We stopped for vegan ice cream and it was interesting but actually pretty good! 

Next stop, the lava cave. We went down into the cave and walked around. The tunnel is so large that if you walked the entire thing, it would take you 27 hours.

We walked a small portion, the portion that was open and it was full of facts from when the cave was made. 

We stopped at a state park. The black sand beaches were beautiful along with just how lush it was.

Past the town of Hana, there is a waterfall that you can walk into. We made the two mile hike in and out without issues.

You walk through a bamboo forest. The bamboo makes the most amazing sound as the wind blows.

There are times when the fall is much larger, but it was still a cool waterfall.

The first three days were incredible. I’ll share the rest next week. Way too many pictures for one day.