To celebrate our fourth wedding anniversary I wanted to do something special, something memorable. Cody and I sailed to St. John on our first wedding anniversary, cruised the fjords of Norway for our second, and dove with Manta Rays off of the Big Island in Hawaii to celebrate our third beautiful year of marriage. We both love spending our anniversaries traveling around the world,… Continue reading Seeking out Adventure on Year Four
On our first two visits to Maui, Cody and I never got around to visiting the Molokini Crater. Crazy, right? Well the third time was the charm, and since I was certified this time around, I was able to schedule a scuba dive down into the crater. After browsing a few websites and looking through Maui Revealed, I found that… Continue reading Descending into Molokini Crater
The massive dormant volcano on Maui, known as Haleakala, is famous for its breathtaking sunrises and out-of-this-world landscapes, and last year close to 800,000 visitors* explored the boundaries of Haleakala National Park. While nicknamed The House of the Sun, Haleakala is more than just a place to watch the sunrise--you can enjoy one of the many challenging… Continue reading Maui Monday: Zippin’ Down Haleakala
It's here! It's finally here! One of my favorite weeks of the year is upon us! SHARK WEEK! Every year for one week, the Discovery Channel dedicates a week of programming to sharks--shark facts, shark stories, shark attack survivors--I can't get enough of it. If you've read Pictures and Plane Tickets for a while then it's… Continue reading Jawsome!
This past spring during my Open Water certification course, my instructor asked me where I wanted to dive once I was certified, and I immediately responded with an excited, "I want to dive with the manta rays off of the Big Island in Hawaii." When the time came to make a reservation I took to… Continue reading The Dive Log: My First Open Water Dive in Kona
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