Staycation with Carrie

It was a blast hosting Carrie on her first trip to Hawaii.  I took five days off from work, and I thoroughly enjoyed playing tourist and showing Carrie the sights.

We got Hula Pie at Kimo's:

Looked at flowers at the Alii Lavender Farm up in Kula:

{protea}

{flowering succulents}

{valley view from up high}

We also watched the kite surfers at Ho'okipa:

And we made sure Carrie got classic tourist drinks, like this Lava Flow:

We both conquered our fears of creepy crawly seafood when Kimo's sent out a complimentary appetizer:

{yup, we ate them all}

And there were many, many nights of games.  We played Sorry, Uno and Settlers of Catan.  And one night when Carrie hit the hay early, Bryan and I went downstairs and played a round of (dreaded) Canasta with Will and Jess.  T-Bone kept us company.