Tuesday, June 23, 2009

The week, briefly

I was planning on doing a quick post yesterday, but we got in after a red eye flight and I collapsed in bed and slept all day. It seems to get harder and harder to sleep on airplanes.

On to the good stuff...

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{the Grand Hyatt was amazing*}

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{the salt water lagoon at the hotel}

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{beautiful hula dancing}

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{breakfast by the koi pond every morning}

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{reading by the pool}

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{dinner at a tiny restaurant in koloa town - the sound of a sudden rainstorm on the patio's tin roof was so perfect}

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{D finally got to teach his little brother to surf}

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{a breath taking hike through Waimea Canyon}

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{plenty of relaxation}

*This was a family trip, and the Grand Hyatt is D's grandmother's absolute favorite hotel. D and I have been lucky enough to get to travel together a lot, but we tend to skimp on the hotels in order to maximize the traveling. At the low end, we've stayed in places where the bathroom is down the hall and you have a daily time limit on your showers (10 minutes per room per day, in case you were wondering). On the high(er) end, we've stayed in quirky, run down hotels with huge suites. But we've never stayed in anything that could be called a resort. It was a whole new experience. We'll probably continue to end up in our unique/cheap hotels for longer vacations, but we might need to branch out a bit for weekend trips.

33 comments:

  1. Gorgeous photos.
    Looks like the perfect getaway....

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  2. What a fabulous vacation. My husband studied in Hawaii years ago and still raves about how beautiful the hike through Waimea Canyon is. Thanks for sharing the lovely photos.
    I just finished reading the Brief, Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao a couple weeks ago and loved it.

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  3. So jealous! I'm sure you had a fabulous time - I can't wait to experience Hawaii sometime (hopefully) in the near future! :)

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  4. Beautiful, just fabulous! It looks like it was a wonderful time :) Loved the little note about the hotels vs resorts. I have yet to stay at a resort as well. And I think, just imagine really, that sometimes it's worth the treat!

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  5. how are you enjoying the book? I read it and loved it.

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  6. beautiful pictures! I just started the Wondrous Life... how is it?

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  7. Great photos! It is like we get a quick trip to Hawaii ourselves :)

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  8. awww that seems like the perfect trip! i've been to that exact salt water lagoon and it's so beautiful!

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  9. Wow! Welcome home and glad you had a marvelous time.

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  10. Beautiful pictures. It looks like you had a wonderful time.

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  11. That lagoon looks absolutely amazing! And I could totally go for breakfast by a koi pond right about now.

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  12. Looks so peacefully! I am glad you got some R&R!! xo

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  13. gorgeous photos! hope you had the time of your life.

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  14. looks like a beautiful -place. enjoy!

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  15. Amazing! Totally dreaming of my beach getaway now.

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  16. Those pictures are stunning!

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  17. Welcome home! Love the picture of D and his bro. For me, the hotel is like 75% of the fun of traveling. For Joe, he'd rather stay in a ghetto hotel and go out exploring all day.

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  18. I've never been to Hawaii, looks amazing! Do tell: what were your "beach" reads... I'm starving for some good books these days!

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  19. This looks like an amazing vacation! I still have never been to Hawaii and am dying to go!

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  20. looks absolutely amazing!!!!! welcome back.

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  21. I am salivating! I can't wait for more photos!!!

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  22. You lucky lady! I bet it was a glorious trip. So glad to have you back, though.

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  23. Please stop by my blog for a blog award! :)

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  24. oh, wow, oh wow!

    i'd kill to learn to surf. pack me in your suitcase next time?

    (and OH - ten minutes shower PER ROOM?! that's brutal, man. i'd absolutely die. long showers are my bad habit - no matter how i try to keep em short!)

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  25. Your photos are so beautiful and I agree, HI is such an enchanting place. I love going there!

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  26. FUN! So glad you guys got to do this!

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  27. It was the same for us when we went to hawaii--had never done the resort thing and just loved it! nothing like hanging by the pool with some good books :)

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  28. Gorgeous photos Rachel, it looks so fantastic - (and hot) which is always a bonus! I am enjoying some sunshine days at the moment so I can't complain!

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  29. Welcome back! Sounds like a fabulous time... I've never done the resort thing either, but it does seem like a more rejuvenating experience!

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  30. Resorting in Hawaii is my one truly evil vice. I love it. Love it. I've tried other places, but other places always make me long for Hawaii now.
    Bad news.

    Kauai is GORGEOUS!
    Ah. So jealous.

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  31. Wait... did you like the book? I was gripped the whole way, but then the ending disappointed me.

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