Paradise-day five

We woke-up for the first time at the Kaua'i Marriott Resort and took in the view. While not as breath taking as the view from the first hotel, it was still a very relaxing view. 

After a buffet breakfast at Kukui's, the restaurant in the hotel, we ventured out to stock-up on snacks at the grocery store. I also had to buy a long sleeved shirt for the afternoon. 

We completed our errands then grabbed a quick lunch from Aupaka, the beach bar by the hotel pool,and headed out for our day's adventure, a helicopter tour!

We arrived a little early, so after we checked in we took a trip down to a scenic overlook. Very pretty.

Then it was time to take-off. 

We opted for a private (meaning just the two of us), open door helicopter tour. It was amazaing. It took us all over the island. 

We saw Jurassic Falls (used in the movie Jurassic Park).

These are from the Na Pali coast which is why we took the tour. You can only access it by air or boat. 

Flying in a helicopter was a lot less scary than I though it would be. The pilot was very experienced and kept it pretty gentle. We even flew through pouring rain with the doors off and didn't get wet because we were moving so fast. It was amazing. 

There wasn't much else we could do today that would live up to the tour. We took a dip in the hotel pool....

...had dinner and called it a night. It was an exciting day!