A great little snorkeling spot... complete with giant sea turtles ('Honu' in hawaiian)

We had an amazing time on the trip, lots of great food too! :) Wish I had taken a picture of the breakfast buffet, the farmers markets and a great place to get local gelato (selling many different tropical fruit flavors including a "lilikoi goat cheese" flavor... lilikoi is passion fruit in hawaiian - delish!). The resort we stayed at had a great workout facility that was right on the beach and accessible from a beach trail that extended about a mile and a half from our resort... so we did do a lil exercisin'!

Now that I am back I am ready to get back into a workout routine. I have noticed that the lack of a routine has left me drained for energy and feeling pretty lethargic. The macadamia nuts, mai tai's, gelato, kalua pork, lomi lomi salmon, etc. has also left me feelin kinda pudgy :( luckily it didn't get to the point where my swimsuits looked like saran wrap on my body (close but not quite to that point yet). Now the task begins... what other than the Portland Marathon will I pile on my plate this year? Whether it be just the marathon or more, I am really looking forward to getting back to my morning routine - hoping that it brings my old "rockin roll", "can do" attitude and energy with it! So... this week I will be dragging my zombieness outta bed at the butt crack of dawn (thankfully with sunlight this time of the year) and into the torture chamber we all refer to as the "gym". Really I mean that in a loving way... don't pay any attention to the claw marks and clinched jaw.