Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Ko'loa Gulch Hike

A couple of guys asked us to go on a hike early Saturday morning.
Answer: YES!
They said it was just a few miles & would take about 2-3 hours.



We were having lots of fun goofing around & chatting while hiking.


We had to hike through tons of rock areas & water.
It wasn't exactly the easiest thing we've ever done!
At this point, we still had good attitudes
& were laughing at each other when we would slip or fall, etc.
We were even talking about the hike,
and how it relates to our lives & the things we believe.
We were in fun & optimistic moods!


After lots of hiking through these rocks,
J.Linn and LJ couldn't keep it in any longer,
"Guys, how much farther!?"
The guys started laughing & told us that the hike=total of 8 miles.
Who knows why they didn't tell us that from the beginning!
Not to mention, it took 2 miles to get the hike starting point,
and 2 miles to walk back home.
Boys will be boys?
YES!
We just weren't expecting it to be that long/take all day,
and we were starting to get super tired & really hungry.

We stopped for a break and thankfully one of the guys had snacks.

We thought the spot we stopped for a break was pretty cool.
There were some small waterfalls around,
and this little "pool" of bright blue water.
Pretty cool stuff!


After hiking, hiking, & more hiking,
We got to the last, biggest, waterfall the boys wanted to get to.
But little did Linds & Jame know,
in order to get there, one must climb up this rock wall by the rope.
It may look easy, but it was really steep/full of sharp rock edges.

The guys were saying stuff like,
"Come on! Are you girls seriously gonna be quitters!"
Surprisingly, Jamie stepped up to try.
She was doubting herself & telling the guys,
"Ropes are for jumping with, not climbing with!"
Lindsi was laughing and shaking her head at Jamie
from the moment she grabbed the rope to give it a shot.

Lindsi calls the picture above: Attempt
And the picture below: Result

Jamie didn't even care that she got soaking wet,
She loved that Lindsi was cracking up at her.
We would've brought our swim suits,
if the guys would've told us there were spots to swim.
But they forgot to mention that as well!

Luckily, even with out climbing up the rock wall
we could still see the big, beautiful waterfall.
We couldn't get a very good picture of it,
but you can sort of see it behind the tree branches & rocks.

We got a picture of the waterfall from one of the guys' camera.
We'll admit it was pretty awesome,
but we couldn't believe how long we had been hiking!
And still had to hike all the way back!
We kept talking about how sore our bodies were going to be,
but trying not to let the guys here us complain.
Of course, we were having fun, it just wasn't what we had in mind!
Jamie climbing down the top bunk the next morning was a joke!
We were two really sore girls.
Well, we got a dang good work out!

Whenever we do hikes like these,
we are always in awe at the incredible views.
Hawaii is beautiful.

Heres a video Lindsi took during a quick break.
We were cracking up at each other.
Lindsi's commentary during the video is pretty funny.
We couldn't figure out to rotate the video,
so just tilt your head & enjoy!

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Red is the color of LOVE

I loved every part of my Valentines Day package.
I was VERY excited, can you tell?
Thank you Momma!
My favorite part was the card you made with the pic of T&W
I miss my boys.
They would make the best valentines ever!
Lindsi helped me enjoy all the yummy goodies ;)

We hope everyone had a happy Valentines Day.
Our trip to Kauai made for a good V-day for us!

Day 3 in Kauai

Headed to the beach!
We were so excited about the perfect sunny weather.



Look what was chillin on the shore!

Gabe getting ready to surf.


The guys surfed for hours.
Surfing is so fun to watch!
All of us girls had so much fun swimming
and playing in the waves.





The palm trees never get old.

Done surfing for the day!

We love when Gabe sings for us!

Jamie=MERMAID.

Lindsi and Natalie buried Jamie
and surprised her with a mermaid design.
She loved it!
Pretty good lookin' mermaid if you ask her!




Our trip to Kauai was a blast!
It feels good to be home.
The best part about it is that home is still Hawaii!

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Day 2 in Kauai

Day two= ADVENTURE.

We began hiking around 8 am



Making our way up the trail!

The views were incredible!





The girls!
Jamie, Cristina, Lindsi, Natalie, Nicole, and Brea


Lindsi, Jamie & Natalie

Taylor lookin' like a stud!

Cristina and Gabe taking a break.




Pretty views and pretty Natalie Kay

Nicole and Cristina




Waterfall





Some of the guys hanging out at the top of the waterfall

Jamie surrounded by green!

Headed back down the trail
After the hike, we drove to a few look out points


The way the water blended with the clouds was amazing.


Lindsi Marie and Jamie Linn enjoying life!

We all thought these rock walls were awesome.





At the end of the day, we headed to a beach

Cristina watching the sunset

We loved our day two adventure in Kauai.