The road less traveled is the road I’d like to be on. I miss traveling and wish I could take trips more often. Remembering places we’ve been makes me happy, and dreaming about the places I’d like to go stirs my imagination. And I love hearing friends tell stories of their journeys, envious though I […]
Hawaii
Fantastical fruit in Kauai
One of my favorite things about traveling is trying new food, especially fruit and vegetables that I’ve never seen before. So on our recent trip I was in heaven when we found ourselves surrounded by fantastical fruit in Kauai: mangosteen, longan, rambutan, jackfruit, tiny latundan (apple) bananas, and small sweet low-acid pineapple–just the tip of […]
Kilauea Fish Market
We just returned from two very rainy weeks on the north shore of Kauai. While there we made numerous trips to the Kilauea Fish Market, a tiny gem tucked away in Kiliauea, the town where we’ve stayed on both of our trips to this Hawaiian island. By the end our vacation we were regulars, faithfully […]
Gluten-free Banana Macadamia Nut Bread
A few months ago, Big Papa ventured into gluten-free land. He did not go willingly –it took a number of years, at least seven trips to the emergency room (he has a rare allergic reaction to a combination of wheat and exertion which can result in anaphylaxis), and some clever insistence on the part of […]
A picture is worth a thousand words: the fauna in Kauai
One of the things Big Papa and enjoyed the most during our trip to Kauai, was the beauty of the vistas, the flora and the fauna – both wild and domestic. Here are a few picture of animals we saw (and loved). Kauai rooster and chicken – they were EVERYWHERE (as Big Papa put it […]