This morning we are taking the helicopter tour of the island! I’m so excited. I hope we didn’t choose to early of a time. I want to see the big waterfall from Jurassic Park. More to come later today after we get back….
I know why Blue Hawaii is true — the water is an unbelievable shade of blue. So deep and rich. Then there are the lighter shades which are kind of green but so bright and still intense.
Dogs, hot dogs that is, seem popular on the island. So we had lunch at Puka Dogs here in Poipu. A little advice if we go back or you visit, be aware the secret sauce is mayo based and they put a lot on there. We wouldn’t get the sauce again.
But besides that, the dog is put inside a loaf of bread, not a split bun and huge. Think pigs-in-the-blanket but really scaled up. The hot dog was tasty which was a good thing because we both just ate that eventually. What was wonderful was the fresh squeezed lemonade. It was sweet and cold.
We had dinner at Brick Oven Pizza in Kapaa. Voted best pizza by everyone it seems! The wings were spicy but good. Interestingly they were baked not fried. We got a whole wheat crust and the garlic butter brushed on it. Very tasty! We plan on going back to try the white crust.
I guess the 4 o’clock hour is good for writing because here I am again up before the sun!
Yesterday began with discovering a shearwater bird on our lanai. It was injured, but could climb the screen door. That was pretty amazing to see. After much phonebook and internet searches we found where to take it. Dan got a towel and found something to transport it in. He went back outside and it had left the lanai. We couldn’t see it on any other lanai or on the ground below. I hope it made somewhere safe!
We had a good breakfast in Kapaa — Kountry Kitchen. I stopped at shoe store that provided amazing service. I even got a pair of birkenstocks and asked how I made it through 4 years at Hiram without getting a pair!
I had shave ice in Koloa. Yummy!
We visited Spouting Horn which is an interesting natural feature. There are holes in the rocks and the ocean is forced up through them making it look like a geyser or whale spout. But there is another whole which blows air and sounds like a horn. We saw sea tutles hanging out in the water near the spouts. They looked massive!
A few Pics and a movie from Spouting Horn. Spouting Horn is a couple miles West of where we are staying. See the images below or click Here for a movie!
This one has a turtle in the water.
Here are a few Pics from our lanai.
On the flight to Kauai, we saw a rainbow over Honolulu/Diamond Head. That was a nice welcome! The interisland flight was quick and we were on our way to the condo before we knew it. Chickens are everywhere….kind of like black squirrels at home. They were brought here in small numbers and now are everywhere!
The view from our place is amazing. Pics to come later. We have internet available but is wired and of all the wires/cables we brought not an ethernet in the bunch!
Our first meal in Hawaii was at Poipu Tropical Burgers — chosen best burgers on the island. I had the Kalua pork burger and Dan had the Pineapple Kalbi burger. The spicy pineapple relish on them was so yummy! No shave ice yet. But we had some good gelato instead.
With the time difference, I’m messed up. We were up almost 24 hours. I did get about 5 hours hence it is 4 am and I am blogging!
I am adjusting to the no A/C trend but at least the rental has one!
OK enough for one post…
T 🙂
After a very long flight, we are waiting on the final flight to Kaua’I. I’m excited and tired, but more excited. Temps are in the 80s and there is a nice breeze. Saw the Arizona on the decent into Honolulu. I can’t believe it is almost 8:30 est and we’ve been up since about 3:30 am! So worth it though. 🙂
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