Hawaii here I come.

[cnic]

Well, wedding bells are ringing for me this week. I get married this coming Saturday (28th).

Thennnnn.. WE ARE OFF TO HAWAII !!!! I cant wait. My fiance' knows that we are going to Hawaii... but I havent told her any other details. I want at least some of it to be a surprise. I am looking forward to going, and open to suggestions on what not to miss from any of you who have been there.

If I can find access in Hawaii, I will post from there just for fun.... Ohhh, I will make a GDF drawing in the sand for you all.

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[Two-Toe Tom]

congratulations cnic, i'm sure you'll have a great time! :)

[Kool]

What island(s) are you going to?

[cnic]

Ummm... I cant really tell you yet. My fiance reads the forum sometimes, and it would be just like her to try and find the answers here.

Hopefully I will get to post from there. I can probably tell you on thursday.... she wont have time to read this then.

sorry.

[Kool]

I lived on Oahu for two years and my best advice is to bring lots of money, if you think you have enough then probably double it LOL. That place is super expensive. So I will recommend some free things you can check out. If your going to Oahu a great way to spend a day is to go to Sacred Falls. Your hotel can give you directions to any of these things. It's about a mile and a half hike (very easy, no hills) through the jungle alongside a shallow river up a canyon and it ends at one of those straight down for a couple hundred feet water falls. Since you'll be a bit sweaty after this hike you can take a refreshing plunge into the pool at the base of it. A night time drive up Tantalus drive will give you the best view you can imagine of Honolulu's city lights. The Vally of the Temples is another great way to kill a couple of hours. If you can, be sure and drive up the Like Like (pronounced leaky leaky) highway. It leads up a canyon until you come to a mountain and then continues through the mountain via a tunnel. When you emerge from the tunnel on the other side of the mountain you will be greeted with a sight you will never forget. If you want to try some snorkeling Hanamua (SP?) bay is your spot. If you get tired of white sandy beaches head over to the west shore (the one nobody ever mentions) It's all volcanic rock and features thousands of tide pools full of cool marine life. If you do visit the west or north shores be very careful if you decide to enter the water. The waves are brutal and unless you really know what you are doing they can really mess you up. This is the island I'm most familiar with but I visited all the islands. I don't feel like typing a full tourist guide but if you want to PM me I can recommend some stuff for the other islands as well. :)

[urstwile]

Wow, congratulations, Cnic, I hope your wedding and honeymoon are as amazing as you want them to be. :)

[Jackimalyn]

Kools got some great info on Oahu... I just got back fro ma cruise in hawaii two weeks ago. I personally did not like Oahu, but we only stayed in Honoluli on that island. The only thing worth seeing there was Pearl Harbor (but check out Kools points of interest). Honolulu was very commercial. It was just a big city, and Waikiki beach was FULL of homless people. I was quite surprised.

The island of Kawaii was very beautiful (but all the islands were). If you go to Maui, I highly suggest going to Lahaina. Its a cute town on the island, not a big city. I loved the feel of it. If you make it over to Hawaii, check out Hilo. That town was great, and has the active volcano a short ride from there and has been making some rumbles the past few weeks. I hear driving up to the top at dawn and watching the sunrise over the mountains is beautiful. On the other side of the island was Kona, thats where we went snorkling. You must go snorkling (if not in Kona, I hear Maui's got some good snorkling, too). Theres a big reef off the coast of Kona and the fish swim all around you. We also saw about 30 spinner dolphins here, just showing off. It rains 365 days a year up in the mountains so there are always rainbows and rainfalls coming down the mountains.

Have fun, itll be impossible not to have a good time. The locals are amazingly kind. If you get outta the city, everything's not too expensive. Try all the fruit. Youve never tasted anything with so much flavor before! And at night, look up! The Hawaiian islands are the most isolated islanda in the world and you can see millions of stars. Dont forget sunscreen! (Its expensive there!)

Oh, and bring something to do on the plane.

[cnic]

Ok, thanks for the tips.... and keep them coming!

Jackimalyn, I never though about the fruit, or the stars thing.... thats gooood stuff. I will be sure to take her out for a romantic star gazing. I plan to go snorkling.... and we really want to parasail, but I'm having a hard time finding a parsailing offer on our Island. ): - we'll see.

Yeah, I have no idea what to do on the plane.

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[Virgo Nightingale]

Congratulations cnic! Enjoy your special day, and best wishes to you and your wife-to-be. (Hi Mrs. Cnic!)

The honeymoon sounds great! I've never been to Hawaii, so I can't offer suggestions, but I'm sure you'll both have an amazing time.

[Kool]

Yeah the fruit is amazing. You've never really tasted a pineapple till you taste one that was on the ground the day before. I don't know what happens to them between the time they are picked and the time they reach the mainland stores but the difference is like night and day.

[WannaBrie]

Wow! Congrats on the wedding and I know you'll have a great time! I've never been, so I got no suggestions on t he islands, but as far as something to do on the plane...go to veer and download one of their summertime creative booklet t hingys...fun stuff!

[Virgo Nightingale]

^^One of our other designers got one in the mail. That thing looks like a lot of fun!!

[Mrs.Cnic]

Oh my goodness...thanks for all the tips!! I can't wait to get to Hawaii now!! If only Mr Cnic would spill the beans on what island we will be going too. :-)

[cnic]

Oh my goodness...thanks for all the tips!! I can't wait to get to Hawaii now!! If only Mr Cnic would spill the beans on what island we will be going too. :-)



WHOAAA Mrs.Cnic is here!!! WOOOO HOOOO!!

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[captain spanky]

lol :D
congrats to you both! :)

hope you've been watching the HSSR podcast!!! (http://surfsessionreport.com/index.php)

[WannaBrie]

Hi Mrs Cnic! Here is the link for downloading the pdf of last summers activity book (I didn't see one for this summer, but may have missed it)

http://www.veer.com/ideas/summerfun/archive/2006/

[tuliptree]

Congrats Mr. and Mrs. Cnic! How exciting for both of you!! Happy wedding, and have a fantastic trip!!

[Mrs.Cnic]

Thanks everyone!! You guys are so warm and welcoming!!

[Craig B]

Congrats Cnic and soon to be Mrs. Cnic ... my wife and I went to the big island for our honeymoon and stayed in Kailua Kona. it's more laid back then the other islands.

I don't have much to add. Helicopter ride over the volcanoes was pretty awesome and definitely find yourself some white pineapple (I think that's what it's called, it's not the standard yellow ... and it is amazingly good. .. if you're in to pineapple.)

Have fun!

[John G]

I remember snorkeling somewhere, just out in a park somewhere, think it was in Maui (I was little so it's kinda fuzzy). It was lots of fun I remember. Just don't let your fish food bag spring a hole in it (fish were attacking me!) and use plenty of sun screen on your calves.

[budafist]

Mmmm....warm island sounds lovely...

[Silence04]

Congratz!!!!

I hope you guys get laid!! :P

[cnic]

Congratz!!!!

I hope you guys get laid!! :P


HAHAHAHA..... why... what ever do you mean????

We will get a Lei greeting.

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[Helix]

Hm...places to go?

Tex's roadside stop (forgot which island). They make the greatest hot malasadas on the planet. What are malasadas you ask? Think Hawaiian Donuts.

[cnic]

Ooooh... Mrs.Cnic will be very excited to hear about this.

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[CkretAjint]

MMmmm donuts... CONGRATS MR. Cinc! Hope you have a blast down there!!! :D

[cnic]

Donuts have become an offical part of the "Agenda".... thank you Helix. Perhaps a photo of us stuffing our faces with delicious hawaiian food?? No, ok I wont do that to you guys...

Geesh I started that "Ordering Pizza (http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28771&highlight=pizza)" thread and look what happened.

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[Mrs.Cnic]

Hawaiian Donuts will be on the list of things to do!!! :-)

[D-Frag]

oooooh, congrats cnic!!! hey, your in luck, ive been to the big island in hawaii! haha, I would def def def go to the big island right now, mt kilauea is actually active right now (spilling lava out of the craters) so you picked a perfect time to go. I was there in 04' and kilauea had a tiny bit of lava, enough for me to get pics. The Big Island from what I hear is the most secluded too commercial wise. If you stay there, Hilo and Kona should be your 2 choices, although I would pick Kona over Hilo as ive been to both and they are totally different. The big island is the size of conneticut and you can drive all the way around it, and stop at several locations in one day with a rental car.

[Red Kittie Kat]

Congratulations Cnic and welcome Mrs!!! :D

Have a wonderful honeymoon!!!

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[Jackimalyn]

mt kilauea is actually active right now (spilling lava out of the craters) so you picked a perfect time to go.
I agree with everything D-Frad said about the big island. Here are some shots of the mountain when I was there 3 weeks ago (one week after it started spewing again) There were a few tremors when we were there but nothing too threatening.

This is all new lava, less than a week old. theres a great historic center at the top of the crater you should check out, too. They have been updating their information every day, too to get the new informaiton on the expansion of the island.

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j139/jackimalyn/lava2.jpg

You can put your hands over the steam vents coming outta the earth. You wouldnt believe how hard that steam is comin out

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j139/jackimalyn/lava1.jpg

Lastly, a panoramic of the actual crater

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j139/jackimalyn/lava3.jpg

[cnic]

WE'RE ON OUR WAY!!!

Mrs. Cnic and I are our way to Kauai............. WOOOO HOOOOO!!! We are currently in Pheonix, AZ awaiting our next flight! Thought I would drop in and say hello!

ALOOOHAAA!!

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[morea]

Congratulations on the wedding, and have a beautiful trip! :)

[Red Kittie Kat]

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Have a wonderful trip Mr. & Mrs. Cnic

[CamarotaDesign]

Just wanted to say Congratualtions! sorry I missed this thread till now. But good luck to you and Mrs. Cnic, I wish you both all the best.