Wedding Blog

Aloha! This is my very belated honeymoon post! It has been almost two months since our trip to the Hawaiian Islands, but I still wish we were back there!

Mr. Eggplant and I had a WONDERFUL time. We visited the islands of Kauai and Oahu, which were as different as night and day.
Kauai: Beautiful, quiet, relaxing, quiet, peaceful, and did I mention quiet?
Oahu: Upbeat, bustling, and tons of shopping everywhere. It’s like a mini Hong Kong, but with lots of Japanese tourists who love to shop, I tell ya. I’ve been to Oahu before, but it has definitely expanded in the last five years.

As we were traveling to the airport, I realized that I forgot my wedding rings! But it turned out to be the best non-decision ever, because I didn’t have to worry about them getting lost or dirty from all the sandy beaches we visited. I picked up a place holder ring at Wal-Mart once we arrived on Kauai.

We checked into the Sheraton Kauai which was a lovely hotel. For the price per night, I recommend it. They have different onsite activities for the guests, including a totally romantic “movie under the stars” night.

Night #1, we walked around Old Kailua Town and made some friends.

Mr. Eggplant is quite the affectionate one.

Day #2: Mr Eggplant surprised me with a helicopter tour of the island. So fun! However, I took some dramamine in the morning to curb the motion sickness. It worked so well that it knocked me out for the rest of the day, and that was the non-drowsy formula.

We had our second dinner at Roy’s Poipu Bar & Grill. The one thing I didn’t like about Kauai was that late night eating options were totally limited. We resorted to eating expensive hotel and restaurant food for most meals.

Day #3: We drove up from Poipu (southern part of the island) to Princeville (northern part of the island). Mr. Eggplant planned a spa day for us at the Princeville Resort, an absolutely breathtaking five-star retreat. It was too expensive for us to actually afford a room there, so we took a day trip instead. I always tell people that Princeville must be one of the most beautiful places in the U.S.

Princeville is also a wonderful golfing spot… that is, if you can afford it. We couldn’t, but Mr. Eggplant took an imaginary swing with his imaginary clubs.

Here’s another view of the gorgeous, gorgeous golf course.

Yes, Princeville is postcard perfect. *sigh*

Is Mr. Eggplant gazing pensively into the evening? Or imagining he’s a Banana Republic model?

Since there weren’t many restaurants in Princeville, we ended up eating at Cafe Hanalei again for dinner. I didn’t mind. I mean, who would complain with a sunset view like this?

Day #4: We’re off to the airport for our Oahu adventures!