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a hop, skip, and a jump around the Pacific Ocean

{That basically sums up what we did the past 10 days!}
When we left, it was the end of Christmas. 
When we crossed the international date line and arrived in the last frontier state, it was Christmas..  again!
{cali merlot, alaskan salmon, smoked salmon caesar, fresh fried calamari. what dreams are made of.}

It’s
a relief that we packed for every climate because we started out in
ALASKA! – one of our all-time favorite states .. which was a refreshing below 0
and total winter wonderland. Though it was literally freezing, it is so
unbelievably beautiful and we’re already trying to figure out when we
can go back!

{we actually paid a taxi to drive us to in n out.. judge us if you please but it was worth every penny!}

we got stuck midway trying to hop on a flight, and then.. made it to Oahu!

sleep in. beach all day until sunset. repeat! so wonderful.

It’s been years since either of us have been to Hawaii and it was the first time being there together. 

They were glorious days!! to say the least.
We
left yesterday, flew 9 hours to Tokyo, then 3 to Oki, and got back to
our little beach casa at midnight, happy and exhausted.
We are so so soo thankful that we can fly space-a literally all around the world. 
We’ve been taking advantage of it since we got married; it’s such an awesome opportunity.
Yes,
there were sleepless nights we spent in the terminals trying to get on
flights and had a C-5 break and had to deplane at 3 in the morning ~ but
that’s just part of the traveling hilarity that goes along with hopping
on military missions.
It’s simply a fantastic adventure every time.


Comments

  3. Candice says

    Wow what a wonderful adventure! Oahu looks just as lovely and warm as ever..I hope to get back there soon!
    Sometimes the best parts of the journey are the crazy travel stories haha I'm sure you've got plenty of those!

  5. Ana says

    Sounds absolutely crazy and wonderful at the same time! I love "living" your adventures through your pictures!

  6. laurenjeanallece says

    Wow, talk about going from one extreme to another! Your photos are always so captivating but the stories you get to live and tell are even more so!

    Happy New Year and welcome home!

  8. Elle says

    Now fun!! Seriously jealous of your great adventure together. Also a little more than slightly jealous of Cams picture with Sarah!!!

  11. Erinn says

    Alaska is where I am from and it's great you go to visit! I'm heading there on Saturday and I can't wait.
    Looks like you had a great time on your excursion 😀
    –Erinn

  12. Erinn says

    And I'm not sure if you stayed in Anchorage or not but that food in the first set of pictures looks like it came from The Glacier Brewhouse…

  13. Liz says

    wow. the "sleep in. beach all day until sunset. repeat! so wonderful." made me totallyyyy jealous. it's so funny. when we lived on the west coast we were like "oh, hawaii, yeah, it's okay" because it was so close we completely took it for granted. now we keep talking about how we can't wait to go back when we move home (not that Europe isn't incredible, just TOTALLY different from tropical destinations like Hawaii!).

    P.S. can you tell us more about how this hopping on random plans works? i'm sooo curious about the logistics! you can go ANYWHERE?! want to come to Amsterdam for a visit?! 🙂

  14. Melissa says

    How fun for the two of you. I always dreaded Space A as it seemed like whenever trying to go home from Iraq there were delays. But for fun trips it would be a bonus

  16. Steph Creekmur says

    Hi! I'm a new reader (sent by Explore. Dream. Discover). I am already sucked into your blog! Just reading your "love story" I felt like I was reading a novel and I want more! ha! I have a friend who is stationed in Okinawa with her husband (who is in the Airforce). It's so beautiful – I love seeing her pictures too! 🙂

  17. Meagan says

    I love it! how fun that you were in two TOTALLY different places!!! My brother is Mil, and I think that it is so cool that you guys can fly like that. What an adventure!

    P.S. The blankets are almost done! YAY!!!!!!!! 🙂

    -Meagan

  21. Megan says

    that is unbelievable. i love and hate you all at the same time. but love you more today because i got the photos in the mail 🙂

    xxxxx

  24. K says

    what an amazing trip! Sounds like the perfect blend of sand & snow plus how can you go wrong with In-and-Out and Coldstone? 🙂

  28. Erica [pocket full of chuckles] says

    How amazing!!! I would love to get to Alaska. I hear it's gorgeous and the people are incredibly friendly. Oh, and there is nothing wrong with cabbing it to an In-and-Out. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. 🙂
    xoxo
    Erica

  29. Julie says

    love it – so glad that you guys got flights and ended up in two awesome places! did you stay in waikiki? our favorite part of oahu was the western side – so quiet and beautiful! alaska is on our list of fun places to go someday, too. looks like you had a fantastic time. we have to skype sometime soon so we can hear all about it! love you!

  31. Casey says

    So freakin' cool! I've only used Space-A once (flew to Cuba to see the hubby while he was deployed…it was awesome!) but we really need to take a page out of your book and do a Space-A adventure vacation! Photos are beautiful!!

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