As some of you have already seen...I've recently been to Kauai. An ABSOULTELY gorgeous island. However, I do think the pictures speak for themselves. (Insert 24k words here). My boyfriend asked me to be his date for his friend's wedding on the island - so we got a chance to share in a very special moment. The wedding day couldn't have been more perfect. It was in the evening and the weather was just right (not too hot) with a gorgeus blue sky dotted with white puffy couds. The pounding of the surf could be heard in the background as vows were exchanged. It was a short wedding followed by a savory dinner at a very nice esablishment. 

When we weren't doing something "wedding related" we were driving around the island checking out the breathtaking beaches and natural beauty Kauai has to offer. You may wonder why I have pictures of chickens and how on earth I got accosted by them (chickens/car photo)? (Thank goodness I had a peace offering of crumbled animal crackers!) Chickens run wild on Kauai. They are everywhere. So much so that we turned the old "Yellow Slug Bug"  and hit someones arm (when you see a VW beetle) game into saying "buk bawk!" and hitting the other's arm. It was quite entertaining as we drove around the island to get to various sites of natural beauty. You may think...well that is kind of silly to make up a game for some chickens. Let me tell you...it became a novelty just HOW many times you'd see chickens on your drive. In a fifteen minute drive (depending on where you were) you could see anywhere from 2-8+ chickens. The story is that there was a tornado and some cages were knocked open and the freed chickens just started multiplying because there were really no real preditors. My boyfriend was rather entertained by the massive amount of chickens. I ended up getting him a kitschy shot glass that says Kauai with some cartoon chickens on it. See...even the locals are capitalizing on the chicken phenomenon....

Another comment about Kauai? Well...as you can see...the beaches are amazing. The interesting thing is that there is so much beach and most people go to Maui or Oahu that I think there are just less tourists. Anyway...many times it seemed as though we had our own private beach.  If you are someone who wants to higher end shop and spa...Kauai isn't the place to be. But if you want a taste of true island life and an outdoorsey experience...Kauai is your island! Aloha!