Vacation!

So, to make you all insanely jealous, here are a few select photos from our recent trip to Kauai...we kayaked, snorkeled, hiked, and yes, spent some time just hanging out on the beach. It was a glorious and much-needed week away (ah, to be a grown-up, taking a real grown-up vacation!), and it was certainly difficult to come back to work. More vacation, please! :-)

dolphins!

saw this hanging up on a tree branch...

we kayaked to a rainforest and hiked to this giant waterfall, where we got to swim!

beautiful beach, almost sunset

from our hike up to kalalau valley - we also saw this view from the water one day...

ahhh beach

sunset at ke'e beach

If you're ever going to Kauai (or any of the Hawaiian islands), I highly recommend The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook (available for any of the islands). It was the only book recommended by every single person I asked, and it absolutely was the best thing we purchased for the trip...except maybe the flights and hotel. Maybe it was even better than the hotel.