Trae went all out when he planned this trip for us. Truly a trip of a lifetime!

In December (2024),we celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary. That truly doesn’t seem possible, but we did. We planned a trip, but traveling in December is just added stress with the holidays, the kids coming home, etc. So, we decided to plan a trip to Kauai in February. And Trae also thought it would be extra special to be there for Valentine’s Day and my birthday. I wasn’t completely sure how I would like that. I LOVE Valentine’s Day and I also LOVE birthdays and celebrating with friends, but WOW he was so right! It was so fun to be there for those special days as well.

We got to our room and were greeted with a surprise from our kids! Such a treat because we were hungry and tired!

I did end up getting sick a day or two before we left on Feb 12th, and was still sick the first few days we were there, but what a beautiful place to rest and get well! Trae and I absolutely love Hawaii. We have so many wonderful memories there. It was one of our first trips after we got married. We’ve taken our kids there, spent lots of time there with our families, we made new friends there a couple of years ago, and when we look back on all those times, it just makes us both smile.

One Hotel Resort was absolutely beautiful! The service was amazing. Everything there was built from recycled materials. We got real glasses and mugs, etc. There was no plastic! I love things like that, and highly recommend there.

We also used a travel agent, Lisa Tippin (Trippin with Tippin), and she did a great job planning our trip and making our flight, dinner, spa and excursion reservations. We had to make a few changes due to my getting sick, but otherwise, it was a perfect trip!

We got there on a Wednesday, and by Saturday for our first outing, I was feeling so much better. We went whale watching and the weather was perfect! We saw a few whale tales, but they never really came out of the water like we experienced in Maui several years ago. But the boat crew, the sunset and everything else was incredible! Thank you, Blue Dolphin Tours.

The first couple of days I spent mostly at the spa, and it was so peaceful and relaxing!

Let’s talk about the food! We had so much good food. One of our favorite things was the Kona Honey coffee for breakfast every morning, and the lemon ricotta pancakes were so good. For other meals, we had everything from tacos, to fish sandwiches, to incredible sushi! Pacos Tacos was a favorite local spot!

And the drinks….we had some delicious drinks!

And of course, the reason we love the island of Kauai so much….the views.

One fun surprise for me, and something we didnt remember seeing in past trips….THE CHICKENS. They were everywhere! And if you don’t know, I have chickens at home and I LOVE them! I probably have more pictures of chickens on this trip than anything else, so here they are….I learned that there are approximately 450,000 chickens on the island and they were brought there originally by the Polynesians.

We had the greatest time together! I am so grateful for this incredible trip we had. I’ll cherish it forever. More pics…..I can’t wait to go back!

Thanks for reading!