In July of 2015 we took a trip to the island of Maui in the Hawaiian archipelago. We spent a week there with James’ parents and sister’s family. The occasion was to celebrate (belatedly) his parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. The island was beautiful and we had a great time with family. Check out the more detailed review on our website: https://happilyweroam.website/jaunts/2015_Maui
Last month we spent 9 VERY relaxing days on Kauai; check out our updated Jaunts page. We have visited Oahu (2001), Maui (2015), Hawaii (Big Island – 2019) and wanted to compare Kauai to the others. The Garden Isle carries a different vibe – very green and more laid back. We stayed in Kapa’a, on the east side in an AirBnB condo. The location was ideal and the view from the lanai – picture perfect AMAZING! We tasted delicious local dark chocolate on a cacao farm. We explored the Northwest side where James took a 2 hour hike while Julie stayed at the trail head to watch the water. We visited Waimea Canyon where it is hard to describe the landscape. We enjoyed a sunset cruise to experience the Na Pali coastline. We saw botanical gardens, Jurassic Park filming locations, and found a friend’s commemorative brick at the Kilauea Lighthouse. The lush landscape also held many waterfalls to find. Chickens & roosters are everywhere; even working as car rental counter greeters!
Each Hawai’I island is unique and special. We have enjoyed unique adventures on each of the islands!
Mahalo no kahi hoʻomaha kupaianaha! (Thanks for an amazing vacation!)
We wanted to take a short vacation before June. We decided on San Antonio! James had never been there and Julie visited 30 years ago with her college friends when they drove to South Padre Island one Spring Break.
We booked our flights intending to leave early evening with arrival in San Antonio around midnight thinking this would give us 4 full days to explore. Well, like the last time we flew out of DSM, best laid plans….. Our original flight was canceled and we were rebooked on flights the following morning. We arrived in San Antonio around 12:30p the following day which still gave us plenty of time to visit the River Walk and a few other attractions outside of downtown.
Check out the San Antonio Jaunts page to read about the rest of our adventure!
James also added 3 “Joyride” pages from 2008. Take a look!
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