Back from paradise

For those of you who didn’t know, Jon and I headed out for a much deserved (and needed) vacation.  We made our way to Honolulu, and had a blast. With seven days of  sun, sand and shopping you definatley cant go wrong.The weather was nice, +26 and up, some mornings were a little rainy but the sun came out in full force for the afternoons.

Thanks to the hotel’s activity coordinator our itinerary was packed full of a ton of activities.  JB successfully took on surfing and now has the surfing bug, thank goodness we live in the Yukon or else we would have another board of some sort in the house, not to mention another activity to keep him busy in the summer (like he needs it).

We also were able to go out snorkeling,  swimming with the fish was so much fun. During our boat trip to the dive site  some whales showed up and gave us a bit of a show.

We spent a day at the Polynesian Cultural Center on the north shore of the island, it is a really neat place and takes a whole day to see everything. During our visit we were treated to an authentic Hawaiian Luau, some interesting food, neither of us are a big fan of the taro root (a staple in the Hawaiian diet) but we still had a whole lot of fun. Google them, it is a really neat operation. They provide post secondary schooling for for individuals who live within the Polynesian triangle, and then the individuals work at the center teaching about their cultures to repay their student loans.

And thanks to Travel Zoo, on our way back JB was able to extend our trip a couple of days and sneak in a three day stay in Whistler. We got an amazing deal allowing us to stay at the Fairmont Whistler for 80% off of the regular rates. Needless to say he hit the slopes and I hit the spa! haha.

We are back now, both of us are surprised how happy we are to be home even though we arrived to a ridiculous bout of high winds and piercingly blowing snow. The plans for our next trip are in process, looks like this may become an annual February/March event for the Buckles. hehe.

We have way to many stories so give us a shout if you wanna hear them or check out our Flikr page, the photos tell a pretty good story. Jon is posting pictures as I type.