As the sun climbed higher in the blue skies of Hawaii, Bette and Tina slowly began to stir.  The light trade wind breezes added to the lazy tropical morning as the sun began to peer farther into the cottage.  Exhausted from their night of love making the previous evening, only the receding shadows and warming climate began to wake the sleeping couple.

Tina rolled over and sleepily opened her eyes to look at the clock, before turning to Bette to wake her for their day out.  She smiled as she watched Bette burrow her head under the pillows, wanting to sleep for just a few more minutes.

“Babe.babe.wake up.  It’s a brand new day.”

“Mmmmrgh”

“Come on baby”

Bette poked her head out from under the pillows and smiled up at Tina, her eyes still half open.

“Good morning sleepy head.”

“Mmmmmm.good morning T.”

Tina leaned down and kissed Bette’s forehead, images of the night before still fresh in her head.  Bette smiled up at Tina, even the smallest gesture from her wife could make her feel like the most loved woman in the world.  No matter the days and years that had gone by, the love that they shared was still very much evident in each smile, gesture and thought that the two shared.

After reluctantly climbing out of bed, Bette and Tina headed for the shower to freshen up before ordering a light breakfast.  Wrapped in Hawaiian print sarongs, the pair sat out on the open-air patio to have breakfast.  The tantalizing tastes of locally grown tropical fruits reminded them of their temporary paradise home, and of the loving memories that the had made and the ones to come.

It was still early in the day when Bette and Tina departed their cottage and made their way into Waimea town.  They had some time to kill before their sunset catamaran ride, and Bette decided to humor Tina and do some touristy shopping during the day.  Tina seemed like a child in a candy store as she moved from shop to shop looking at all the trinkets and treasures that the shops had to offer.  After a couple of hours, the duo stopped for a light lunch before heading out toward the Kauai coffee estate on the outskirts of Eleele.