Aloha!

Remembering our honeymoon ten years ago, Daddy has set in his mind to getting all those negatives from that trip converted to digital files - that's about fifteen rolls of film. I've misplaced about three, but in the meantime, here are just a few photos from an unforgettable journey - almost as fantastic as our trip to China!

Okay, I'll have to admit - this one was a bit more relaxing. A lot more relaxing. But that's the idea. Look at Mommy here - I love this photo. We stayed on Maui. In fact, the beach you see in the photo above is just downstairs from our hotel room. We walked down and walked along the south shore in Kihei, and listened to the water gently roll up on shore each night. We'd watch the moon rise over the ocean - it was simply the best place to stay in Hawaii, to be honest. We've been there twice, and are convinced! The photo of Mommy there is from a day trip where we drove to Hana, a beautiful journey along the Maui coast along the shoreline. Beautiful day!

We stayed there for a few weeks, and every day was a perfect one. It was the sort of trip where we could feel God's favor, and everyone's prayers all the way from start to finish. Very much like our trip to China! We stayed on Maui, but flew to the other islands as well.

Here is a photo of us on Kauai, standing in front of Waimea Canyon, one of the most surprisingly beautiful places I've ever seen. It's called the Grand Canyon of the Pacific, and pictures simply don't do it justice. We also saw the Na Pali Coastline, and were simply awestruck at God's artistry!

We also traveled to the Big Island of Hawaii and saw the volcanoes there as well, though our most incredible volcano moment was on Maui, on top of Haleakala. We drove up the 10,000 feet from sea level and timed it just right so we could see the sun rise, one of the most amazing sights anyone could ever see. The sun rose over a sea of clouds, brilliance in oranges and reds over a billowy landscape of puffy clouds that stretched on seemingly forever. It was indescribably beautiful. And cold! We are so glad we brought out blankets from our place at the beach - can you believe this was July in Hawaii?

We also went horseback riding in Maui's upcountry, high up and overlooking the coastline. We did so much on this trip - like I said, God's favor was with us so much. We rode a train along the coastline, saw Lahaina, saw the south coastline of Kauai, visited the Maui Ocean Center, went snorkeling at Molokini, rode in a submarine, saw "Ulalena," went to a great church, saw the petroglyphs at Maui, had a remarkable day along Io Valley - and much, much more. We ate at Bubba Gump's, Cheeseburger in Paradise, and of course went to a luau!

Here she is, the love of my life, at the luau we attended. It was an amazing honeymoon, so wonderful and special. Staying at the Polynesian won't be even close to the experience we shared ten years ago, but at least it will help bring back warm memories of a most special time in our lives.