Kaua'i - Ten Days in Paradise

June 2025: We kicked things off on Oahu’s North Shore — two days of mostly flat waves, sunshine, and wondering why we don’t live there permanently. On day three, we hopped over to Kaua‘i and set up base in Princeville for a full week of island chaos and bliss. The days were filled with pool time, beach time, jumping off Hanalei Pier, hiking to waterfalls (and sometimes jumping off of them), and kayaking through winding canals that looked straight out show Lost.

Evenings were reserved for grilling at the hotel, late-night swim parties, and occassionally cruising the rental Jeep with the top down, rain be damned. We made a sport out of counting roosters — pretty sure they outnumber people — and lived off poke bowls, spam musubi, and shave ice like haole's who’d forgotten to go home. Every night ended the same way: watching the sun sink behind Hanalei Bay while leaping off the pier ten more times, just because we could.

Kaua‘i might just be the most beautiful place on earth — lush, wild, and slightly overrun with poultry. If paradise had a personality, it’d probably look a lot like this trip: adventurous, laid-back, and covered in sand, salt water, and smiles.