Kokee Lodge Waimea

Hi all, today we are in Kauai. As usual we did not go on a tour but we took a shuttle to the whale village shops and then took another to the shopping center. Once we got there and got our diet coke we were in a much better frame of mind. We got 4 Hawiian Starbuck's cards for the grandkids for part of their Christmas presents. Tomorrow morning we are going to go again and have a Starbuck's with our drink in it!<br><br>As you can ...

... 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>

... keeps her gaze forward. I loved the drive and hopped the brakes would last on the trip down.<br><br>We reached the first of the lookouts and were treated to a grand vista. Our last visit was in the winter and we could see nothing but clouds but on this day it was clear and only a bit foggy and we spent a few minutes marveling at the canyon.<br><br>We continued upward to another lookout which gave us a view of two other islands. One, privately owned ...

... if you are interested, ranging from an affordable 560K to a little under 2 million. On the way back we noticed they were feeding the coy fish and the boys participated.<br><br>After greasing ourselves up we headed out for a very local beach park, just a few miles down the road and spent the morning there. The Lydgate beach park is wonderful park with all kinds activities. We noted that is was July 4th and there were lots of ...

... me realize that what I enjoy about nature and the ocean is how it really makes you know how small you are and respect the enormity of the world around us. God it feels good to be alive today and to be able to breath in the ocean air. Love to all. - Ryan

... told us he was given to her by a neighbor and she named him Andy Warhol because of the blond hair. We went outside to sign our forms and we saw this cute Siamese cat named Sagwa (after this cartoon where Siamese cats live in the emperor's palace in China and can paint and write calligraphy with their tails). A little more walking and we saw a yellow-naped Amazon just like my parents'. His name was Mac and he was 55 years old. Interestingly, he didn't have much more ...

... info I had read on the website didn't apply to ALL of the units. LAME. Yes, there was free wi-fi, but only in the breezeway by the lobby. Yes, there was laundry, but it was a pay facility nearby (only the bigger units have laundry inside). Yes, there was a gym, but it was a community gym down the road that we had "rights" at. LAME. The cottage itself, however, is cute. There's a living room with a dining table and a small kitchen. There are 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms and the ...

... to the hospital, where I'm pretty sure I was the only patient and the nurse taught me that "shi shi" meant to pee... so that's nice. She followed me into the bathroom, too. That's Hawaii for you... oh, so helpful :) I assured her I could shi shi on my own.<br><br>About 2 hours later I was walking out of the hospital on a cloud of ...

... the Aloha spirit(it's on the number plates!)wins thru. The locals are so used to crazy tourists who are lost and confused and the Aloha! Spirit emerges everywhere. It seems to be a gentle mixture of Namaste and "She'll be right, mate". I'm smitten. One area, Mount Waialeale, is one of the wettest places on the planet. Yet close by is the stealthy hand of surreal dryness - Waimea canyon in a rain shadow. The island is an entity in itself, a dynamic and very much ...