The first night we stayed at the Grove Hotel in downtown Boise. It was really nice and a lot of fun. The next day we left for our honeymoon to Oahu, Hawai'i. We had a hard time getting to Hawai'i. I do not recommend flying United. They pretty much suck and have really long delays. We got delayed in San Francisco for six hours of hell. When we finally got to Hawai'i it was 5:00am Boise time.
The first four days in Hawai'i we stayed on Waikiki at the Outrigger on the Reef Hotel. It was really nice. It's a 3.5 or 4 star hotel. They did a wonderful job. The bed was really comfortable. We hung out on the beach for nearly the entirety of the first two days. We also did some window shopping at all the great stores there. We ate some great food as well. We ate at the Yardhouse one day and at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse another. That was awesome. We also went parasailing one day. Lot's of fun.
On the third day was picked up our rental car and drove up to the North Shore. While up there we stopped at the Turtle Bay Resort and got a couples massage. That was the highlight of the trip for Mallory. After massages we drove down the windward side of the island and scouted out the Haiku Stairs, which we were to climb in a couple of days.
The fourth day we checked out of our hotel on Waikiki (I would recommend that hotel to anyone) and we drove to Diamondhead Crater and around the southern tip of the island to the windward side. The last four days of our trip were spent in a vacation rental on Kailua Beach.
The first evening on Kailua Beach was spent bodysurfing. I taught Mallory how it was done. The next day we got up and drove north to Laie. There we looked at the LDS temple and took some pictures there. Mallory got pooped on by a bird while trying to take a picture of me climbing up a large tree behind the temple. We also drove through the BYU-Hawaii campus. Finally, we went to the Polynesian Culture Center for the remainder of the day.
The next day we woke up at 5am and went to climb the forbidden Haiku Stairs. The stairs are supposedly closed and it's illegal to climb them. There are signs all around that say "Haiku Stairs Closed! Government Property. Violators will be prosecuted!" But, that didn't phase us. We jumped two fences to get to the stairs. The climb is entirely up stairs. There are some scary parts. Mallory only went about 1/5 of the way before she got too scared to continue. At the very top you can see the entire island on a clear day. Unfortunately, it was cloudy for me at the top. But, nonetheless, it was a great experience and I loved every minute of it.
Later that day, after the hike, we rented a double ocean kayak and went out to the Mokulua Islands. It was only 2 miles off of the beach so we thought it wouldn't take very long. However, it felt like it was 10 miles.
The next day we went to Hanauma Bay and went snorkeling. That was a lot of fun. We saw a lot of fish and even an eel. However, we wish we would've gone earlier because it got crowded fast and the water got murky as more and more Asians showed up.
Later that day we just played on the beach outside of our rental. Here is the morning view from our door:
Mallory did get stung by a jelly fish. It was actually a Portuguese Man of War. However, I took care of the problem by peeing on her leg. She claims it didn't work.
The last day there we drove around to some lookouts and went horseback riding at Kualoa Mountain Ranch. The horseback ride consisted of a two hour tour of the Kualoa Valley. We saw the sites of many films and tv shows such as: Jurassic Park, Godzilla, George of the Jungle, Pearl Harbor, 50 First Dates, Lost, Aztecasaurus, etc. That was a lot of fun.
Overall, our honeymoon was the best vacation I have ever had. We loved every minute of it and can't wait to go back.
