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Happy Vaca-moon to me
Yesterday after breakfast we walked along a shared-use path while the sun rose, and then back again for a round trip of nearly three miles -- it was a bit more than we planned, and we were quite ready for a rest when we made it back to the condo. So then we played some board games over noms and cedarfoxy prepared a couple lunches while I evaluated the trip budget.
It turned out for the best that they started preparing food at 10 rather than 11, because it took a while and we ended up leaving exactly on time, whereas if we'd started lunch prep when we originally thought to, they would not have had time to finish and eat.
Leaving for where, though? We went tubing down an irrigation ditch after a very bumpy bus ride up unimproved roads into an old sugar plantation. The script for the patter as we travel is interesting and informative and sometimes funny. After drifting through five tunnels, down a 36 inch water fall, and a lovely stretch of calm, we were fed yummy sandwiches of the build-your-own variety before being returned to the warehouse and our vehicles. Of course I bought some of the photos.
Instead of cooking dinner, we watched a movie on Netflix before bed. Sleep was so good.
Today after a leisurely morning including some home acupuncture; breakfast of egg, cheese, and bagel; and taking our time at getting out the door. We drove down to Poipu and hiked along the coast from Makauwahi Cave Reserve to Shipwreck Beach. We had intended to hike clear to the trailhead about half a mile farther, and then back again, but we were tuckered out and low on snacks, so we summoned a Lyft to return us to the car (first through-hike?). We dropped off a few items then followed some trails in the reserve before entering the sinkhole to get a guided tour of the cave with its many stories. It was lovely, but we were both very low energy at the end, so I googled restaurants nearby and took us to Keoki's Paradise, which was open-air and had a lovely view of its garden with water features and magnificent plants. I had fish and chips and cedarfoxy had a panko fish thing with bok choy and stuff. Both fish were very yummy. We finished with way too much ice cream in the form of a Hula Pie before circling the grounds to get a closer look at the amazing trees.
Unfortunately, by this time it was too late to be early to the nearby farmer's market to buy more tiny bananas (and I couldn't find it on the google machine), so we headed back toward the hotel. But! We passed a fruit stand on the side of the highway, and we were able there to restock our fruit supplies. We were both fading fast; only the alphabet game (twice) kept me awake enough to stay on the road. I basically face-planted as soon as we got in the condo door.
After I got back up (apparently that nap was, like, 10 minutes) we watched a movie and then went to play in the pool and hot tub before retiring to bed.
I'm starting to worry that I won't actually get a chance to cook the steaks and chicken breasts we bought for dinners. Then again, we do have like five days left....
It turned out for the best that they started preparing food at 10 rather than 11, because it took a while and we ended up leaving exactly on time, whereas if we'd started lunch prep when we originally thought to, they would not have had time to finish and eat.
Leaving for where, though? We went tubing down an irrigation ditch after a very bumpy bus ride up unimproved roads into an old sugar plantation. The script for the patter as we travel is interesting and informative and sometimes funny. After drifting through five tunnels, down a 36 inch water fall, and a lovely stretch of calm, we were fed yummy sandwiches of the build-your-own variety before being returned to the warehouse and our vehicles. Of course I bought some of the photos.
Instead of cooking dinner, we watched a movie on Netflix before bed. Sleep was so good.
Today after a leisurely morning including some home acupuncture; breakfast of egg, cheese, and bagel; and taking our time at getting out the door. We drove down to Poipu and hiked along the coast from Makauwahi Cave Reserve to Shipwreck Beach. We had intended to hike clear to the trailhead about half a mile farther, and then back again, but we were tuckered out and low on snacks, so we summoned a Lyft to return us to the car (first through-hike?). We dropped off a few items then followed some trails in the reserve before entering the sinkhole to get a guided tour of the cave with its many stories. It was lovely, but we were both very low energy at the end, so I googled restaurants nearby and took us to Keoki's Paradise, which was open-air and had a lovely view of its garden with water features and magnificent plants. I had fish and chips and cedarfoxy had a panko fish thing with bok choy and stuff. Both fish were very yummy. We finished with way too much ice cream in the form of a Hula Pie before circling the grounds to get a closer look at the amazing trees.
Unfortunately, by this time it was too late to be early to the nearby farmer's market to buy more tiny bananas (and I couldn't find it on the google machine), so we headed back toward the hotel. But! We passed a fruit stand on the side of the highway, and we were able there to restock our fruit supplies. We were both fading fast; only the alphabet game (twice) kept me awake enough to stay on the road. I basically face-planted as soon as we got in the condo door.
After I got back up (apparently that nap was, like, 10 minutes) we watched a movie and then went to play in the pool and hot tub before retiring to bed.
I'm starting to worry that I won't actually get a chance to cook the steaks and chicken breasts we bought for dinners. Then again, we do have like five days left....