Hawaii - Part 1 on Oahu

For our 10 year anniversary at the end of April, we were lucky enough to take a trip to Hawaii. While we had a fabulous time together, we started out with a big hiccup and ended with a hiccup. I'll get to the trouble out first and can then get onto the more pleasant memories of Hawaii.

On our way back from the Honolulu airport we decided to grab some lunch before checking into our hotel. It was a delicious Chinese place in downtown Honolulu. While we were dining our rental car was broken into and my purse and Lamont's laptop bag where stolen out of the trunk. Needless to say we had a LOT in there including both smart phones, my wallet with all ID, watch, IPOD, laptop, you name it and it was probably in there. To say the least this set us back for a while. While we were able to stop the bleeding (shut down the credit cards and phones) we knew we would have to repair much of the damage when we got home. The whole incident to this day still makes me a little angry and sad. I still can't believe how dishonest people can be for a couple hundred dollars when the damage is so much more to us. This person now had so much personal information on me that I just felt violated. Now that I got that out, on to the more pleasant part of our trip...

The second day of our trip we headed up the coast towards Laie. It was a beautiful drive and we were able to see some beautiful scenery along the way. Above is Pali Lookout. Just below is the most beautiful beach that I have ever seen, which was in Kailua. The picture does not do it justice - it was gorgeous!

When we made it up to Laie we spent the rest of the day at the Polynesian Cultural Center. We really had a great time here visiting all the different countries of Polynesia. In fact, Lamont even got a hula lesson in the country of Tahiti. He really was a good sport. During our time here we also took a tram ride over to see BYU-Hawaii and the Laie Hawaii temple. After our return we were able to see an awesome night show with fire dancers and all. Now we really felt like we were getting the true Hawaiian experience.

On our third and last day in Oahu we went to check out more of the beautiful coast. In the picture below, Lamont is in front of Sandy Beach. Then it was off to Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor is always so impressive and such an important part of American history. Lamont and I both enjoyed our visit here.