In Mid February I had the amazing opportunity to spend 5 days in Kona Hawaii to celebrate the upcoming nuptials of my good friend Stephanie! Here's my plumeria she gave me when we arrived! Aloha!
The next morning I woke up to this view!!
We stayed at Steph's parents house on the island. The first morning we took a tour. They had banana trees.
Steph was a good tour guide and told us about each plant as we hiked around the property.
I picked fresh tangerines to go with our breakfast. So awesome. :)
They had pineapple growing in the yard too….who knew they grow on a bush like this?
Our first morning we spent checking out the little town near steph's parents house, I couldn't get enough of the gorgeous views! Steph, Val, Ally, Me.
This was the view from the restaurant where we ate lunch.
After lunch we hit the beach for a bit! This place is beautiful.
Sunshine and surf, Love it. :)
We had to try Hawaiian shaved ice and ice-cream. Yummy. ;)
Sunset on our first night in Hawaii…I fell in love with this place!
The next day we spent driving up the coast to the volcano park. The drive was beautiful!
Beautiful coastal views!
We stopped at Punaluu black sand beach.
It was gorgeous!
Me and Steph on the black sand beach!
We saw turtles, a dream come true!
Val, Steph, Ally and I.
The views of one of the biggest craters at the volcano park.
Val, Steph, Ally and I.
Hiking through the rain forest at the volcano park. Me, steph, Val, and Ally.
We walked through the lava tube…you know the place where lava once flowed. Me and Val were spooked.
Lava tube….very spooky.
Apparently the fumes in the park may be life threatening…NBD right?
We hiked out to a place with native Hawaiian rock carving. Awesome.
It was so beautiful out there!
we drove to the edge of the island!
Ally and I with the lava arch…this was formed when the lava reached the edge of the island and flowed into the ocean.
Me on top of the lava arch!
The water at the park was amazingly delish!
At night we could see the lava glowing from the visitors center. Super cool.
On day 3, we took it easy in the morning making breakfast and hanging out at the house. Stephanie bought a giant avocado…I've never seen a avocado so huge! It was so cool!
I made guava/tangerine juice, it took forever but it was sooo tasty!
Then we hit the beach!
This was a beautiful beach a local secret. :)
That night we headed to the temple.
Steph, me and Val.
Next was dinner! Me and Steph.
I decorated our table with all of our hashtags/inside jokes form the trip.
The Hawaiian food was yummy!
We got fancy drinks with umbrellas.
Val, Ally, Me and Steph! Cheers Steph!
Dessert was this macadam nut deliciousness.
The next morning Steph and I went to cross fit Kona for a work out. It's amazing how much the humidity makes the workout so much harder. It was fun to try a new gym and meet some of the locals. Turns out all over the world Awesome people are doing cross fit. :)
After cross fit we hit up a local farmers market.
The stop signs in Hawaii don't say stop they say Whoa! :)
Such beautiful flowers.
After our shopping exertion Steph and I went snorkeling, it was my first time ever, so fun.
That night it was luau time. Steph and I at the luau.
The show was beautiful.
On Sunday, Val and Ally left in the morning so Steph and I headed down to the beach for some more snorkeling.
and one last gorgeous view!
We saw sea turtles again!
The views always amazing!
Steph and I during our last beach day! That night we took red eye flights home. It was hard to leave. I love Hawaii so much. Thanks so much Steph for the invites!
Wow, teen I hadn't seen most of these pictures!! What an awesome experience! I want to live in that place. So cool! That pic of you on top of the lava arch is epic!
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