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Started my 16 days on Kauai!!

We are going on a whale watch but we don't know when yet. We're going to
Another Island Oreintation today. Pono Kai has one on Thursday and one on
Sunday. Hopefully we'll win a two for one on Captain Andy's. We're hoping for
That or the tubing. We're starting to make some plans now for after the kids
Leave on Wednesday but we'll have to leave some do nothing time.:cool:

Aloha
 
Thanks so much for all the pictures and videos, especially the Lawai Beach ones. We used to own there and it's nice to see how well the renovations turned out.
 
Thanks for the pictures. I will see the movie later at home. Why the orange fence on the beach? Why make it orange??? :rolleyes:
 
The county put the fence up. It says to watch for sink holes because the wall is
Deteriorating. The county has pushed back it's rebuild of the wall a few times
Already. I heard maybe later this year but who knows.:shrug: Green would be a
Better color than the orange but I suppose it's all about safety.

Just got back from our second Island Orientation, didn't win anything this time.
There were a lot more people than on Thursdays.

Everybody's getting ready to go zip lining and I'm ready to relax.:cool:

Aloha
 
Thanks Sterling, I love seeing that. Even though that's pretty good this time of
Year. We're going to hold off booking Captain Andy's until after Thursdays
Island Orientation. That will give us one more chance at a 2 for the price of 1 in
The drawings they have here.

May take a ride to Princville here shortly, we haven't been there yet this year.

Aloha
 
Wow what movies and pictures you seem to be having a great time we will be on Kauai for two weeks in mid May
Please give us a movie on Captain Andys tour as we hope to do it then
 
Will do. I have some zip line video I have to add yet and we're leaving soon for
The kayak tour. I can't wait for the kids to leave on Wednesday so we can
Slow down.:hysterical:

Aloha
 
Just got back from the kayak tour. Only had a little rain last night but boy was
That trail slippery! Don't do this if you have bad knees or ankles but that
Waterfall at the end was worth the hike. He said it was a mile and a half but it
Seemed longer. Maybe because we were with the group. Everyone swam out
And got under the waterfall it was great. Really cold at first but you get used to
It really quick. I'll try to get some pictures and video on when DW put's it on my
IPad.

DS said he was springing for dinner tonight so I know I can count on him for a
Good steak. I'll sleep good tonight. I'm not used to that kayaking.:eek:

Not much tomorrow, just the luau at night. We didn't make it to Princeville yet.
Maybe that will be tomorrow.

If you have a suggestion for a good steak, that we don't need a reservation for,
Let me know. We have about 3 hours before we go. It has to have fish too.
DD's a vegetarian.

Mahalo
Aloha
 
Airlines charge same price for a few day trip or a month

mpumilia said:
My favorite place! Well, maybe 2nd favorite (Vermont being my first).... wish I could travel there alot but it's so far (and expensive) from New York.
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Getting to Hawaii can be expensive from NY. That is why we stay for multiple months when we go. The airlines don't charge more for a month trip than they do for a few days trip. So take advantage for the bargain and stay longer when you come!
 
Tamaradarann said:
Getting to Hawaii can be expensive from NY. That is why we stay for multiple months when we go. The airlines don't charge more for a month trip than they do for a few days trip. So take advantage for the bargain and stay longer when you come!
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Problem is - I am not retired! Would love to go there and never come back! LOL!:hysterical:
 
Heading up to Princeville today. DS wanted McDonalds for breakfast and we had
The local breakfast, Spam, Portuguese sausage, eggs and rice. A lot of food for
$5.29.

A little driving around and a Luau tonight. Finally slowing down a little.:D
 
If you're ever in the Poipu area for breakfast - try "Joe's on the Green" at the Kiahuna golf course. They have a great breakfast and lunch, the prices are very reasonable and there's a good view of the golf course.

http://www.joesonthegreen.com/

Have you been to the new Kukui'ula shopping village in Poipu yet? They have some good restaurants and shopping. They have a Merriman's Fish house, Joselin's tapas bar and a Mexican place - they also have a Bubbas Burger and other fast-food type places. Merriman's is quite pricey (a great place to go once your kids leave), but they also have a downstairs "Bistro" that's much more reasonable.

http://kukuiula.com/theresturants/
http://kukuiula.com/theshops

Have a great trip!
 
We just returned from a 17 day stay on Kauai. We had never been to that island before and it really grew on us the longer that we were there. We were at the Westin Princeville for 10 days and it rained quite a bit. We moved to Point at Poipu the last week and the whales were jumping like crazy and it was a lot sunnier.

If you like Italian food try Kapaa Pasta. It's just a small place close to the Taco Bell in Kapaa. Husband had lasagna and it's the best he ever had. I had the clam seafood pasta and it was great. The Westin Princeville bellman told us about it and it had great tripadvisor reviews.

We had a great time and now it's our favorite island!!
 
Went to the Kalamaku Luau right by the Koloa Rum distillery. Standard Luau
Food but I must admit the food tasted better than most. I thought the show was
Pretty good also. Fairly big production, with lots of good dancers. Open bar was
Nice and was open about two hours. I had heard it was a short open bar but it
Was good amount of time. The first drinks took a while because of the long lines
But after that it didn't take long at all.

Doing what is said to be an hour, no pressure presentation here shortly. We'll see.:D Then a
Ride to take some family pictures before the kids have to leave.

Took a ride all the way to Kee yesterday and a drive through Princeville. Only
Stopped in Hanalei. DW wanted to stop at the Tahiti Nui. The little place from
The Descendants. We'll head back up there later on. I want to check out a few
More resorts up there. It rained about 4 or 5 times while we were up there.

Aloha
 
Presentation was extremely low pressure and only 45 minutes.:cheer:
He didn't even Know I was an owner. He asked how I got my weeks and I told him EBay. We
Talked small talk for about 30 minutes then he pitched converting our weeks
To RCI points for $1,500. I told him I didn't see any value in that and that was
It. That was my first and probably last presentation but from the stories I've
Heard this was an extremely soft sell.

Going to our last Island Orientation tomorrow morning. Hopefully we can win a
Two for one on Captain Andy's, we'll see.

Kids just left so we can slow down a bit.:D

I'll try to get some Luau picture and video on shortly.

Aloha
 
Well, we didn't win a Captain Andy's tour but we did win a two for one on a
Mount Waiale ale Rainforest 4x4 tour. Just my speed, sitting in an air conditioned
4x4 seeing the interior of the island.:D We'll be doing it on Monday morning.
Went to Puka Dog when we were in Poipu today. Love the mango relish, DW
Prefers the coconut.
Construction still going on on the highway down by the
Costco, really slow going between 3 and 5.

Aloha
 
Did the Whale Sanctuary count this morning. Rained for the first half hour then
It was beautiful. Had about 16 people there. I got paired up with a great guy
From Anchorage named Jim. He owns at the Plantation Hale by the Coconut
Marketplace. He had done it before and it was my first time so it worked out
Great. We were at the Kapaa lookout and we had over 60 sightings in the four
Hours we were there. Saw about 10 head slaps and 3 dives. We had a mixture
Of calves and adults. I'll definitely do that again if I'm here the last Saturday of
Either Janruary, Febuary or March. It was a nice way to meet some people.

Rest of the day will be a little lazy. Intermittent rain right now but feels good
With the sliding lanai door open and the breeze coming in from the ocean.
Oceans been pretty calm the last few days. Much better than last week.

Aloha
 
Did the thunder wake you up last night? We checked into the Point at Poipu yesterday. The rain let up long enough to get the luggage to our room, but hasn't stopped since. More lightning and thunder than I've ever seen here.
 
I sleep too sound for it to wake me up but it did keep up the DW.:D This is the
Most rain, thunder and lightening we've ever see here also. We were thinking
Of heading to Poipu to see if it was raining there. Thanks you saved us a trip.
I think we'll just wait this out with a lazy day. They had flood warnings so I don't
Want to get stuck any where.

Wow, that thunder just shook the whole building.:eek:

Housekeeping just came and we just finished up our bacon,eggs and
Hashbrowns. I think it's time to enjoy the lanai.

Aloha
 
No sense coming to Poipu today. Some of the roads are closed and this is a picture of the Poipu Beach parking lot taken at noon.

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Wow. Good storms. Been there in some good storms too. No matter, you are in Kauai! Stay safe and enjoy.
 
Got a call from the 4x4 tour company today, they canceled for tomorrow.
Rescheduled for Tuesday, hopefully the trails will be dried out enough. They are
Calling for more rain.
 
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