A year ago, we vacationed on Kauai. We rented a house on the north shore near the town of Kilauea. I’d like to say we spent the entire trip sunning ourselves on a sandy beach, but sun was a scarce commodity. Big Papa would remind me: Well, we are staying within a few miles of […]
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At play in the ocean
I saw you in my dream We were walking hand in hand On a white sandy beach of Hawaii We were playing in the sun We were having so much fun On a white sandy beach of Hawaii The sound of the ocean Soothes my restless soul The sound of the ocean Rocks me all […]
Birds of Kauai
Birds of Kauai: We saw some wonderfully colored birds on our trip to Kauai. Cardinal Blue Booby Pea Fowl Zebra Dove Red-tailed Tropicbird Red-crested Cardinal A Snow Goose and two Hawaiian Nene (YES! A Snow Goose on Kauai) Finch Egret Female red-crested cardinal Albatross ….and our daughter’s beloved heron, aka Mr. Fluffles Take the road […]
Finding bliss in an outdoor shower
Naked in the river skinny dippin’ my way In the waterfall I just wanna play ~Red Hot Chili Peppers, Naked in The Rain If you ask my daughter what she enjoyed most about our trip to Kauai, she will tell you: The outdoor shower! And I have to admit, it was one of the highlights […]
The little mermaid of Anini Beach
You got your own style, now let it come through. And remember no matter what, you got to be you. ~ Sebastian from the Little Mermaid Anini Beach is, in my biased opinion, the best beach on Kauai (at least on the north shore) for little swimmers (and big swimmers too). It is just north […]
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Why did the chicken cross the road? Because, on Kauai, there isn’t a road without them. While Hawaii’s official State bird is the Hawaiian Goose, or Nene, on Kauai everyone jokes that the “official” birds of the Garden Island (aka “Chicken Isle”) are feral chickens (and wild roosters in particular). Chickens and roosters are everywhere: […]
Paddling in the shadow of Puff with Kayak Kauai
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee ~Peter, Paul, and Mary “Look, you can see his eye,” said our guide Amos (“Famous Amos” or “Amos of the pink tee-shirt”), pointing to the bare brown spot on the side of a green mountain […]
Bird on wire
Life should be lived on the edge of life. You have to exercise rebellion: to refuse to tape yourself to rules, to refuse your own success, to refuse to repeat yourself, to see every day, every year, every idea as a true challenge – and then you are going to live your life on a […]
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 […]