HAWAII2013: DAY 6

DAY 6: 06/10/13 Spooning leads to forking

One of my many favorite days of this vacation (which is obviously not including our wedding day because, lets face it, that day kicks every day in the butt)

We woke up bright and early for breakfast with the Pontillas' before we go Outrigger canoedling!
(remember from day 5 that we were out at dinner pretty late the night before so I'm surprised we even woke up!)

Nicool and Jason's friend had suggested we try Eggs 'n Things so uuuubvcourse we go!

This restaurant is neat because you tell the host/hostess downstairs how many are in your party, but seating is actually on the second floor. 

What are this? but no really, what are this?!!

Yes, we were are still on that hype!

coconut, papaya, and regular syrup. HECK to the YEAH!

Hawaii breakfast of champions... Eggs and spam

We all also ordered a side of (delicious & so worth it) pancakes... EACH. 

Needless to say, we were deliciously full.

OHHHH, so that's what those things are! =) We're so happy to have figured it out!

Our fave couple to go on adventures with!

Newly marrieds (Note that I wasn't able to wear my ring...)

yelp Eggs 'n things here, all day erryday!

After breakfast, we realized that it was way too early to head over to Hawaiian Surf Adventures and that we had a little bit of time to relax (maybe even nap) then head over...

So that's what we did. CJ and I power napped like it was no ones business!

Nicool and Jason were kind enough to invite us on this little Outrigger canoe adventure through Hawaiian Surf Adventures. We went to the store, got settled in. Then met our amazing guide, Nobi.

(Totally sounds like he could be our jedi master or something, huh?! -- He should've called us young Pad-wans.)

 

We love hanging out with the Pontillas'!!!

 

Look at those fluffy clouds!! It's so FLUFFY!!

Group shot before we lathered up the sun block!

In our assigned positions on the canoe! I was at the very front on the left and nicool was behind me.

CJ is on the right with his hat and Jason is in front of him!

Our guide had a GoPro so he took a bunch of pics of us in action!

This outing was amazing. Nobi, our guide, was SUPER knowledgeable & it was so nice that he was sharing his knowledge, passion, and love for the Islands with us!

Group shot post-canoedle!

Hang loose!

Nobi is in the middle if you didn't already guess 

(I mean he does have a Hawaiian tan)

You can rent surf boards and stand-up paddle boards

Afterwards, we decided to hit up... you guessed it... Hula Dog!

This time we dragged nicool, jason, & Yee along with us...

This was Yee's last day, so it was great we got to have one last meal with him!

oh my YUMMERS!

CJ was so grateful that Yee came to Hawaii to celebrate our wedding with us

I was too! I always love meeting CJ's friends from his mission.

Hula Dog review here, in case you didn't look at it the last post!

That "sunset" eve, we had a sunset photo shoot planned... It was for our wedding album so obviously the photos will be in our wedding edition blogs, but here is a little teaser pic that CJ took.

kai-photo.com - I found them online and couldn't be happier with his work!

Afterwards, we took the infamous "International Market Place" pic because he hadn't taken one yet.

... AND ...

Yes, it is true...

spooning leads to forking!!

Dinner was approaching and we didn't have any plans... We decided to try this restaurant across the street from our hotel that seemed to ALWAYS have a long line outside its doors.

Us in line... believe it or not, but this was the shortest I've ever seen it!

Best thing to do to kill time while you're in line? Take pictures of course!!

Marukame udon... you BETTER NOT disappoint!

Little menu outside the door. Have you guys ever heard/tasted cold udon?

Finally inside... Now we can watch them make udon noodles!

Us and our udon meals...

Best.Udon.Ever.

audreyyelpsudon here!

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HAWAII2013: DAY 5

Day 5: 06/09/13 Vacation begins NOW

You must be wondering where in the world day 4 went? Did it disappear? Did they not do anything all day long? Does Audrey not know how to count!?

Well, we got married on June 8, 2013 and therefore, I have decided that all things wedding should have it's own epic series... Enter: CJ&AUD WEDDING EDITION -- coming soon (mostly because I need all the pictures first - hehe) so you're going to have to be a little more patient for those gems!


SO, FINALLY!! we're MARRIED! Wahoo!!
and now we can FINALLY join in on the vacation portion of our trip!!

What's the first thing we do? SHOP, of course! Aloha Swap Meet, here we come!! (again)


CJ looking at shirts for friends and family


Cool hat I found. It was pink and green!


Met up with Katie and Carl to shop til we drop!


CJ bought a coconut to quench his thirst while at the stadium!


I got to enjoy a bag of fresh mango (YUMMY!) by myself since CJ is allergic =(

The awesome thing about this coconut stand is that when you're done drinking your coconut, you can bring it back to the stand and she'll open it up for you so you can eat the meat! Winning!!

I took a video of it because she was freaking amazing at it!

Found my favorite family: Mears!

Got this totally cute shot of the cutest boy alive! He was telling his mom he wanted a magnet.

Got a few goodies... This really is the BEST place to get your souvenirs (or other things!)

Our shopping bags! I'm thinking in my head "Oh my, where are we gonna pack this stuff?"

Afterwards, we headed North to go snorkeling at Sharks Cove

Perfect days seem normal around here.

Living the life. CJ was such a great sport driving all over the place

We FINALLY arrived after an unnecessary 30min wait in traffic.

We were supposed to meet up with Trevor, Jackie, and Erick but couldn't find them at first so we set out snorkeling on our own in the little cove.

Katie! I like this shot because you can really see how crystal clear it is!

And here too!! Stupid sharp rocks were NOT fun though.

After some time snorkeling on our own, Erick found us and took us to the real Sharks cove spot.

We LOVE our costco snorkel gear!! BEST investment EVER if you love to travel and snorkel!

Handsome needs to wear sun protection as to not get burnt to a crisp.

Katie getting ready to hop in!

The men: Trevor, Carl, Erick and CJ

Didn't get pics in the water because we didn't have a waterproof case this trip. Bummer!

I TOTALLY swam with a sea turtle! Bucket list checked! I really wish I got a picture with it though.

Afterwards, we had to get Matsumoto's shaved ice. It was TOP of my to-do-eats for Hawaii.

Back-tracking to Waimea.

Amazing view of the mountains in the distance

A long line to get matsumoto's! But TOTALLY worth it!

I scream you scream, we all scream for ice cre.... matsumotos! Yelp it here

Nicool and Jason enjoying their delicious snow-cones!

Jason was the first one that got the Green Tea Special and everyone else wanted it afterwards...

Us in line (we got there a little after everyone else and didn't want to cut in line)

Carl and his Green Tea Special! They were all wondering why there is beans in it and I tried to describe that in the filipino culture we have "dessert beans" too.

Katie with her delish looking snow-cone

Jackie being a pretty model... Work that snow-cone!

Trevor got the condensed milk on top, I decided to get it on mine too...

CJ got the Green Tea Special... and it quickly became his favorite!

Side note: he got his white shirt all dirty and yet he still wore it around... haha such a boy.

On the way back to Waikiki I drove because CJ was wiped out.

When we got home CJ and I took a must-needed nap. (We're getting old, people!)

For dinner we had plans with the Pontillas family at MAC24/7 which is in a hotel down the street from ours. We decided to walk since it was such a nice night out & finding parking is so not worth it.

My blue hawaii drink (with an appearance by Jason's beer & Nicool's drink... I forgot what it was) and CJ's water

Strongest drink ever... Didn't even finish it and was tipsy all the way back to the hotel!

Us and our drinks! yum yum and yum!

I look super asian for some reason...

Nicole modeling her after-sun gel for her hurting body

Update: She TOTALLY tanned from this trip, which she said she never does.. So kudos to you Hawaii sun!

CJ wore this watch even though it wasn't working... 

It's a water-resistant watch however it somehow got water damaged.

Shared some delicious pasta with handsome.

Nicool looks amazing in this picture with her beautiful hair & her cute top! I love this pic of these two!

Sad that it's just iPhone quality.

Me and handsome.

yelped MAC24/7 here

Back at our hotel we opened up the gift that CJ's best man, Yee, bought us for our wedding.

Thank you, Yee!! WE LOVE IT & it is in a very special place in our home!!!

At this point it was dawning on us... Only a few more days left in paradise.

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