“More beautiful than I could have ever imagined,” Owens wrote about his romantic holiday with Biles
After almost two weeks in South Africa, Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens have returned from their epic honeymoon.
“Thank you, South Africa,” the 27-year-old Olympic gymnast wrote on her Instagram Stories on Thursday, Feb. 27 before their journey back to the U.S. “My heart is so full.”
In a repost of the photo, the 29-year-old Chicago Bears safety added, “It’s been real, South Africa, more beautiful than I could have ever imagined.”
The couple arrived stateside at 6:23 a.m. local time the next morning, according to Biles’ Instagram.
Biles first began documenting her travels with Owens on Feb. 16. Married in April 2023, it wasn’t until two years later that the athletes decided to go on their long-awaited romantic holiday.
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Biles showcased the beginning of their trip with pictures of herself and Owens surrounded by giant suitcases as well as several adorable snaps from the airplane.
The 11-time Olympic gold medalist then shared a photo of herself and Owens clinking champagne flutes with a hotel suite in the background. “Made it to South Africa,” she wrote across the image in pink lettering.
The trip has involved date nights, multiple swim sessions — for one pool-side shot, Biles sported a leopard-print bikini — and even an encounter with a lion during a guided tour of a wildlife reserve.
“Not gonna lie I almost s—” myself,” Biles joked in the caption of a video featuring a male lion slinking past their vehicle on her Instagram Stories.
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Later during their vacation, Owens and Biles visited a local daycare started by one of the staff members who worked at their hotel.
Photos and video from Biles’ Instagram Stories showed the couple handing out nutritional bars to the kids. They also gave out blankets that were knitted by the local senior center. Biles also took a moment to tuck in one of the children.
In Biles’ latest round of updates, it was full on romance. A smiling selfie was followed by soft candlelight at a restaurant and rose petals placed in the shape of a heart on bed. Biles also shared pictures of the local scene and a shot of her holding hands with Owens.
Towards the end of her Instagram Stories, Biles was with her husband on the plane before they introduced a throwback video of them kissing while near a pool.
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The fun-packed trip, meanwhile, was a long time coming.
After their 2023 wedding, the couple has been busy with their respective careers. Owens left the Green Bay Packers and signed a two-year free-agent contract with the Chicago Bears. Biles, meanwhile, competed in the Paris Summer Olympics, taking home four medals.
Last summer, Owens explained that supporting one another is an element of their relationship he loves.
“I love watching [it] from an athlete’s perspective because that’s how you’d be great in any sport, is just being consistent and doing the same thing consistently good every day,” he said. “You know what I mean? I love to watch it and I love to be out there and be a cheerleader.”
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