As nearly eight inches of snow and ice melts from a week of being stuck at home in Nashville, I am ready for some warm weather and beaches! We are planning a trip to Hawaii this summer (my and LS’s first time there and Mr. Strange’s second trip) and I. Cannot. Wait.
Day 1 – Travel
- Pick up rental car at airport
- Buy groceries
- Drive to condo
Day 2 – Kauai
- Na Poli Coast boat tour
- Hanalei Beach
Day 3 – Kauai
- Waimea Canyon
Day 4 – Kauai
- Hike to Hanakapi’ai Beach
- Ke’e Beach
- Tunnels Beach
Day 5 – Kauai
- Opaeka’a Falls
- Wailua Falls
- Makauwahi Cave
- Poipu Beach
Day 6 – Kauai
- Anini Beach
Day 7 – Travel from Kauai to the Big Island
- Return rental car
- Flight from Kauai to Hilo airport
- Pick up rental car
- Buy groceries
- Drive to Airbnb
Day 8 – Big Island, Volcanoes National Park
- Kilauea Visitor Center
- Crater Rim/Kilauea Iki Trail
- Thurston Lava Cave
- Chain of Craters Road
Day 9 – Southern Big Island
- Punalau’u Beach
- Whittington Beach Park
- South Point Park
- Lava viewing, if there’s lava
Day 10 – Big Island, Hilo to Hapuna Beach
- Kaumana Caves
- Peepee Falls
- Rainbow Falls
- Akaka Falls
Day 11 – Hapuna Beach
- Relax at beach/pool
- Manta Ray snorkeling at Mauna Kea
Day 12 – Hapuna Beach
- Relax at beach/pool
- Luau at Mauna Kea
Day 13 – Kona
- Cloud Forest tour
- Mountain Thunder coffee tour
- explore Kailua-Kona and/or Historic Kailua Village
- Stargazing tour
Day 14 – Hapuna Beach
- Relax at beach/pool
- Family photos
Day 15 – Hapuna Beach
- Relax at beach/pool
Day 16 – Travel
- Return rental car
- Fly home