Aston At Poipu Kai

... we had grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch! My sister Judy had one too, in Yuma. It makes me wonder how many of you have indulged your selves and gone ahead and had one. I know there some of you teetering and are about to give in and have one. Go ahead they are wonderful!<br><br>Now it is computer time and then we go to our room and read for awhile and then puff the day is gone. Tomorrow we pass some beautiful cliffs and ...

... save it for a special occassion, but it is very memorable. On our tour we saw the NaPali coast, which is on the side of Kauai with no roads - it is only visible by boat tours &amp; helicopter. It is unbeliveable! We also so the Jurassic Park waterfall shown in the movie!<br><br>The rest of the day was spent lounging by the pool and swimming at the beach at our villa. It was off to Maui the next morning!<br>

... the other considered off limits. A few more hairpin turns and we arrived at the ranger station and looked around here as well.<br><br>As I mentioned there are chickens everywhere and this was no exception but with the added ability to feed these creatures. You knew they knew something was up since they seemed to follow us rather then when we encountered them in other places where they ran away. We bought some food and the attack began. They went after ...

... Las Vegas? It's a city like no other on Earth. How about this...after walking down the Strip and seeing the Eiffel Tower in front of the Paris Hotel, the Sphinx in front of the Luxor Pyramid Hotel, and the gondolas float through the Venetian Hotel, I thought, "What the !#*@ are we doing spending money travelling around the world, when we can see all the 'sights' for considerably less money in Las Vegas? The kids wouldn't be any the wiser ...

... it lacks the grand size of the mainland namesake, it is every bit its equal in grandeur. We tried to do our Na Pali coast boat trip again, and were again thwarted by the weather. Although the skies are clear, it is very windy on the west coast and too rough to sail, so instead we hit Poipu Beach, basked in the sunshine, snorkelled in the very clear water and shoo ...

... and valium and it was good.<br><br>I went to the DVM on Kauai a few days later, still on my cloud, and came out with a driver's liscence that claimed I was a male. I didn't notice.<br><br>There were also a lot of chickens on the beach and I'm pretty sure I went on a helicopter ride, but that is all I remember about beautiful Kauai.

... young locals and they appeared to be sleeping off too much to drink. There were beers cans scattered around their cars. One car had it's door wide open into the road. We didn't feel comfortable about leaving our car unattended. So we left. We had so much food left over from lunch, stopped at Mark's Place to pick up lunch on our way to Poipu, we had more of the same for dinner, along with another salad. I think we still have enough food left over for another meal.

... Of course Dave sneaked out one of each of these. Dave poor blistered feet were still hurting him so we haeded back to the cottage early so he could soak his feet. My biggest disappointment was that I couldn't bring any cameras with me on the flight. They don't allow anything that can come loose. I bought the new video camera specifically for this flight, hoping to upload some of the flight to my travelogue. Also, I have to wait until I get home before I'll be able to do that.

... Kekaha on the south-western coast culminates at Waimea Canyon, 4,120 feet above sea level. The reward is stunning vistas, including the dramatic Kalalau Lookout. As I look at my photos, I am one more time amazed at the beauty of this canyon and I am thankful for photography and blogging as they help in preserving this wonderful memory. Coming Soon: Isolated Beach

... s next time. Although the view was great, I have to say the spot I discovered along one of the highway on the way home was much better. Not too many people around you, but enough so that you would know which way to go to find your car. At the bottom of the stairs to the lookout, you might be lucky to find a local man selling fruits. The best ice cold pineapples you will ever find. I do ...