So lets start with Hawaii. We arrived yesterday afternoon, not much to blog about as the majority of the day was spent in an airplane. Becca was extremely nervous about flying over the ocean. All our other trips so far have been over land so she was sure we were going down. I told her that if we went down in the ocean at least we could use the slides. We didnt have to use the slides or float in the boats and wait for rescue. It was a bit sketchy flying into Kauai, the plane was sideways and the wind was crazy. But we made it.
We drove to the west side of the island through fields of green and bushes that grew 10 or more feet tall. Flowers growing everywhere that would be house plants at home. The west side is the "dry side". Trees growing in the grasses that made everything look like Africa. We were sure we were going to see some giraffe's or lions, but none showed. Arriving on our street we found a little pink house waiting for us. Granted its not in the best neighborhood and its across the street from the cemetery, but its awful islandy inside and across the street from the ocean. Beautiful sounds coming through the front door and a nice breeze each night.
Today we started early and headed off for a helicopter tour of the island. We had an awesome "guide" that got us all pumped up and ready for the trip. He was a comedian and was quite taken with Mom and Chris. There is not much else in my life that I have seen that was as beautiful as this island from the sky. The Napali coast is amazing. The mountains rise up so sharply and glow green. The water falls from any crevices and cascades into the valley. An amazing trip. Its just too bad that our pilot had to make a 1000' drop over the top of the mountain for fun. My stomach did not agree. I got to meet the "Aloha" bag multiple times. Still beautiful, but not my thing to ride in helicopters apparently.
The rest of the day was spent on the ocean enjoying sandy beaches and the sound of the waves. A big change from our typical day on these trips. Poipu Beach allowed for some swimming and some relaxing while Glass Beach showed us some big waves and lava rock beaches. The spouting horn was like Old Faithful but on a much quicker turnaround. The legend is that the ocean monster (a lizard) lives in the water and the hissing sound before the waves travel up the lava tubes and then into the sky is her warning. A very neat sight.
Chickens rule this island. There are more here than Key West. Luckily right now they all have babies! So fun. We've made friends with several feral cats. There are no predators here and no snakes. It makes for a lot of chickens.
Food has not been great yet. SO frustrating and hard to find good food on these trips. We went grocery shopping since we have a house, but tried dinner down the road. The pork ribs looked pretty good, but upon ordering Mom discovered that they were from feral pigs...we are pretty sure. The meat smelled like the wild. Neither of us could eat them. We brought them home and left them out for the feral cat that lives in the cemetery, we call her kitten.
Tomorrow we head out for some hiking. Better rest up! Aloha!
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