Ringing in 2014 in Hawaii...

I always love Hawaii! And this year to ring in 2014 with my peeps was the best! Cindy, Mitch, Mike, and I skipped a year of hiking in cold weather to top of some mountain and headed to Kona, the Big Island! Mary and Lena joined us. As well as Michael and Robyn from New York. What a blast! We went kayaking and snorkeling. This included some huge waves as we tried to get back to the beach! Hiked the Volcano National Park - always fun to hike through lava! Then we tackled zip lining - this was fun though I think Cindy would have done without it haha! We also enjoyed some whale watching where we got to see a young whale show off some of his moves! We also enjoyed some pool time as well as time together cooking / grilling meals and meeting new friends. So lucky to have such great friends! I can't wait to tackle more adventures when I return to America later this year.

Here are some pictures from the amazing trip:

The crew at the luau

Hilton Hawaiian village - lovely

Kayaking and snorkeling 

Just beautiful 

Mary and I

Lena and I

The ladies hiking

Volcano National Park

Zip lining

Cindy, Michael, Lena and I

Celebrating the New Year

Kona brewery 

Whale watching

Mary and Cindy on the boat to see some whales

Hanging with our turtle friend

Mitch, Mary, Cindy and I at the luau

Just beautiful sunset

This place is amazing

Sunset view

Cindy and I on our last day

Last beers at sunset