’12 Apr: Kauai

After the solemnity of the Hindu Monastery we went to the free hula show at the Coconut Marketplace. They support their classes by selling homemade leis for five bucks – a very good price and a nice donation.

Cute and sweet.

And then sunset on the river. Good night river!

April 26

Good morning from my bedroom window. Splendid isn’t it.

And while we’re at it here’s a little piece of the garden, a hole in the nine hole miniature golf course out back.

One of the rain chains that I’m going to have something like one of these days. The chain in the front that’s made into a fountain is my favorite, but it’s an artwork.

We did all our shopping today – we are souvenired to the max.

Then we took a nice afternoon stroll at Lydgate. This is the turnaround point with the shady rest, the sea, and the play structure.

Finally! We’ve been waiting and waiting for our dude to show up. He did show up at great speed and without the least consideration for my photo.

(The story of his 5,000 mile trip.)

And another finally! the Lydgate children’s swim and snorkel pool is cleaned up and ready for fun.

My office…ahhhh.

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April 27

Anini Beach…THE Beach. Shade and sun, calm water and waves, picnic tables open and covered, toilets and showers, and privacy. It’s perfect.

Some wildlife stopping by.

She’s hunting the itty bitty teeny tiny shells found mostly on Ni’ihau and worth a lot because they are so hard to collect.

Nice.

April 28

Camas came over to take me out paddle boarding again. This is a take-your-own-picture-with-the-phone picture.

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There we are! Way out there! Heading for the ocean although I stopped well before we made it even under the bridge.

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Having a little stand-up and a chat. That’s Camas doing all the work.

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Then we had a delicious lunch out and Shave Ice. What an excellent Aloha day.

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In the morning I had noticed that there was a sight that we had missed all these years and for good reason since they are open for 3 hours twice per month, that’s it.

But we hit it on the nose and got to see this interesting place, the Lawai International Center. First, tea and sweets from one of the many volunteers.

Here it is, built in the mid-1800s by Japanese immigrants on an old Hawaiian heiau … “who sought to replicate an ancient 900 mile pilgrimage in Shikoku, Japan. It’s rumored that a handful of dirt from each of the 88 Shikoku shrines lay in the foundation of each miniature structure.”

You can see some people up there in the upper third doing the trek.

On our way home we took a detour for our first visit of the year to Wailua Falls.

April 30

It was time for mahalo and the direct-to-LA flight, and then the limo picked us up for a luxurious ride home. Too good Sharon, too good.