Aloha!

So far we’ve been perfecting our relaxation technique.

We went back to Secret Beach on Kalihiwai Road for a bit, and yesterday we went on a hike to the Pools of Mokolea for a short but sweet shorline hike with lots of lavapools. It turns out that that was a beach we’d been to before, the first one we thought we were going to on our first day out!

We hiked up and climbed some rocks to see the gorgeous panoramic view of the river and the sea, and the bay area between which we had to wade across to get to the hiking part. The water was very warm and calm on the river side, because it was the end point, but the sea on the other side was raging. Yesterday was a very big wave day around the island with waves as high as 5-7 feet in some areas.

That night we ate in a little Chinese hole-in-the-wall and then went to a bar/cafe to listen to a live acoustic guitar player sing great songs and have drinks.

Today Dad and I may go horseback riding and then get Mom and Frankie and go snorkeling in Tunnels or Ke’e on the north shore, which is apparently the best shore dive on the island with lots of turtles, reef sharks, lava tubes, caves and nice underwater relief, according to our very wondrous Kauai guidebook. This is the best book ever. It’s called The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook, Kauai Revealed.

:o)

K, bye!

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Some mild brunch/linner hilariousness ensued over omelets and toast.

DAD: My camcorder broke. Stupid.

FAMILY: Aw, we’re sorry!

DAD: And I was going to tape while we were kayaking!

FAMILY: Oh, boo!

DAD: It’s like when I got a flat tire in Edsa (in the Philippins). I was like, ‘Really. Why would this happen to me?’

Looks so utterly despondent that it’s quite funny. Mom spit up a bit because she couldn’t contain her laughter.

MOM: (placating) Sometimes bad things happen.

DAD: If I stood on the balcony, I’d probably fall over.

MIKA: It’s ok, Mom’s camera can take video!

DAD: No, that’s ugly. The camcorder was HD.

FAMILY laughs.

DAD: When we go kayaking, my kayak will probably tip over. Pause. My omelet doesn’t have any bacon. Sad face. Looks at Frank’s omelet when Frank gets up, spears a tomato with his fork and makes a face at Frank’s back.

Oh, dear, dear family. Frank wore his sunglasses at breakfast. It was quite funny–I was laughing a bit and kind of choking, but I can’t tell if he noticed or not because I couldn’t see his eyes.