Mark and Carol- traveling fools

two retired (but not burntout) teachers, who want to do it now, since there are no promises tomorrow......

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Waiohai wonders.........

Home for the next few weeks.........
Marriott's Kauai Waiohai


the first week will be with Kozo and Yuko
 walking at Poipu

Friday evening at Hanapepe-
and their Art Walk




Lunch at Kilohana
touring the Grand Hyatt.........
a view to Ship Wreck Beach......where Aaron and Michelle got married
overlooking Opaekaa Falls......
 Wailua River
 Wailua Falls

Saturday, May 19, 2012

up to Princeville

over looking the taro fiends


 views from Kilauea lighthouse
 there's a whale in there somewhere.........

 we met Martin who gave us Royce's uke after some repair........

Friday, May 18, 2012

Kaua'i times

Our first stop is always to Hamura's Saimin....


 


relaxing at the Waiohai..............


 surf off the rocks
 overlooking Menehuni Pond
 We took a boat ride up the Wailua River........
 to the Fern Grotto

 A Spam dinner............ masubi (Spam sushi),
 Spam saimin
 Spam tonkatsu
 and the feast!!!

Yuko  cooking..........

 evening coffee outside
 at the Spouting Horn
 overlooking the Wailua River valley
 Wailua Falls........"da plane, da plane"
 Grand Canyon of the Pacific
 surfing Poipu Beach........


oops, back on Oahu for a minute.............

 North Shore shrimp trucks........

 Turtle Bay........
 Waimea Valley flora....
 Waimea Falls
 Matsumoto's shave ice......
 Banzai Pipeline..........