4 years.

Kauai 2011 was probably my all-time favorite vacay.

just go and see for yourself.

The chicken population on Kauai has definitely surpassed the human population.

They are seriously taking over.

I, mistakenly, ordered chicken at a restaurant one night and wa-la the

next day I had food poisoning. I don't even want to think about

where that chicken I ate came from.

hiking the Na Pali coast.

after getting lost for 45 minutes because of a misplaced carin and a badly

swollen, bloody, twisted ankle for me, we finally made it to the falls. 

I had fully intended on swimming but by the time we made it up there all those intentions had completely left me. So Austin swam on his own and I feared for his life!

We went to a secret beach and got stuck. Since it was so 

secret we had to wait FOREVER for a local to show up and help pull us out.

We had to flatten our tires and there was some bumper damage. 

but it made for a good adventure. 

Oh and we did see someone nude on the beach while we were there. 

kipu falls.

yes i did jump. no rope swing for me though! austin, however, rocked the rope swing.

we were fortunate to have lots of alone time at the beach...and everywhere else we went.

i have no pictures of our dives--however, i did come face to face with a shark. no bluffing. he was sleeping in a cave and when i went in the cave and shone my flashlight on him he woke up and quickly swam toward me. when he stopped our faces were a mere 2 feet apart. fortunately i must not have been too threatening because he promptly swam away. pheeewww. (i do believe i almost passed out from lack of oxygen because i had completely stopped breathing!)

kauai is a fabulous place to celebrate 4 years of marriage or anything for that matter.

now i am thinking about where to celebrate next year.

any suggestions?