We're Back

Home sweet home.

(And the bots are back. They come and go -- shocking numbers when they arrive.)

The trip was great. Kauai is my favorite Hawaiian Island -- the beauty is unmatched. I keep a travel journal with all the details day-to-day. 

Quick highlights ...

River flooding in the National Park closed the park so our BIG hike was canceled. Probably a good thing. That area is extraordinarily steep elevation and muddy and it wouldn't have been very fun hiking. We did a smaller steep, muddy hike twice and that was crazy -- slip sliding away, up and down to a beach.

We got in 2 other hikes -- gorgeous and fun. 

Thankfully no spiders.
The path was thick.

All day boat ride with snorkeling. 

We swam with turtles and 2 small sharks (eeek). HUGE swell out of nowhere and I had to ride it up and up. I was scared it was going to break on me, but it didn't. Everyone was a little freaked out. 

When we got to the Napoli Coast the water had such chop from unusual wind directions that over half the boat was puking their guts out. We were fine and we hung out with some nice people. Excellent staff and food too.

Some whales are late heading north and we saw a breach and a blow -- incredible. 

Didn't take many pictures because the northern part of the trip was so crazy. We were flung up, down, slide ways. I didn't want to drop my phone. Very fun, slightly scary. 

Before the waves

Phone took a candid lol.

Excellent food. I ate poke 9 times haha!!

Fresh catch.

Virgin spicy margarita 

GF, vegan, rice pancake
dessert from Farmer's Market

Fancy poke

Local "dive" poke

Acai bowl and nitro

Just for fun. Never really
good though.

We visited 2 Farmer's Markets. This was incredible. Farmer freezes bananas and pineapple from their farm and it gets whipped -- nothing else in it. Tastes like ice cream. Macadamia nut whipped honey (also from their farm) on top. 

Best thing I ate -- I'll
dream of this!!!!!

Lots of goodies not pictured. I ate VERY well. 

Lots of other fun things, but I won't bore you with it all.

Flights were long. 

Jet lag is no joke, both ways. 

Someone hit our rental car. 

Shoulder is "out" again after snorkeling and swimming (appointment next week). 

All worth it. 

AND glad to be home like I can't even tell you!!!!!!  Later gators.