Recently Nathalie and I spent an entire week on the big island of Hawaii! Although it was tough to be away from the little guy for that amount of time the break was much needed and we tried to relax as much as possible. Problem is that my parents' genes don't allow for much relaxation and I am sure Nathalie will agree that I am pretty much incapable of just lounging around all day.
We flew out of Houston early Sunday morning on Continental flight C001, and naturally we were the first ones of the group at the airport. A little over 2 hours before departure, she puts up with a lot ;). Actually I think my mother couldn't wait to get us out of the house so she could have Sebastian all to herself, love you mom. The flight over to Honolulu was good, smooth until the landing which was a little rough. We then spent a couple of hours at a bar in the Honolulu airport waiting for our connecting flight to Kona. The view was beautiful from the plane as we began to climb, then suddenly we heard a very loud "BANG" and one of the engines sputtered. Not good. Definitely one of those moments you feel the hair stand up on your arms. The pilot turned us around and we headed back to Honolulu, funny thing was this landing was smoother then the first. After an hour in the airport they pulled up another plane and off we were to the Big Island.
We were up Monday morning and headed north to Hawi (prnounced Havi) for a day of zipline! We had two amazing guides they really made us feel welcome and also made the trip so much fun. As you can see from our helmets our names were Koko (Nathalie) and Sassy (me). Actually in the video you can hear the guide call e Sassy.
Tuesday was a relaxing day, we didn't plan anything other then a nice dinner at the Canoe House at the resort. The view was absolutely gorgeous...and yes we definitely need to upgrade our camera.
Wednesday I had a meeting for the morning so Nathalie spent all morning at the salon getting her hands and feet pampered along with a hair cut. That evening we loaded up into buses and headed down to Kona Village for a luau to taste some local foods.
Thursday we had some wonderful massages. What we thought was a couples' massage didn't end up being one. We then drove down south to Kona to see the town and try out a sushi joint recommended to us by our waitress at the Canoe House. Not only was it great sushi the rolls were HUGE!!! (That's what she said). That night after some driving around in the Kings and Queens markets we enjoyed a bottle of wine and some really good room service.
Friday was another beach day, Nathalie an I went with a couple friends to snorkel. My co-worker Tyler found this amazing place not far from the resort. I felt as though we were swimming in an aquarium. Friday afternoon Nathalie fell asleep on a lounge chair and burned the tops of her legs pretty good. So needless to say we didn't do a lot after dinner, mostly rub aloe vera gel on her legs.
Saturday we enjoyed one last breakfast at the resort dinning area and then up to the room to pack and get ready for a very long trip back home.
It was a wonderful week and both of us were ready to come home and see our little boy.
Warren
P.S.
Not to disappoint I also got to see pretty much all of the Ironman world championship race course, I can only imagine how hard that course must be to complete. Below is a picture of the swim start that I snapped while in Kona.
