Day 5- final day of our Hawaiian Adventure

We started off our last day in paradise with rain.  We were ok with it because we had plans to kayak up the Wailua river and hike through the jungle to a waterfall.  Sadly our tour was cancelled due to an overflowing river!  Soooo.....we talked to the locals and were told that if we headed to the west side, the desert side we might escape the rain.......

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our 1st stop was Salt Pond Beach Park.  Beautiful, but windy and we kept getting occasional cloud bursts.  We decided to keep heading west as far as possible.....this is what we found.

 We drove 5  miles on a road meant for 4 wheelers that eventually opened up to this!!!

                  Can you say PARADISE!!!!!   (Polihale State Park)

 No wind, no rain and HOT sun!  The best part was that ONLY the locals were there.  We stumbled upon something great!  There was no road left to travel, we went from one side of the isle to the other.  Very cool.

 After the beach we stopped in a couple towns and then headed to Dukes restaurant in Lihue.  What a great spot with great views.

 We watched a cruise ship leaving the harbor.

Perfect ending to a perfect week in Kauai!  Thanks to our dear friends Bryan and Sara for inviting us to spend the week with them!  We had so much fun and MANY laughs!  We love you!

We are all feeling a little full after finishing off a Hula Pie!

Day 4 Hawaiian Adventure

Day 4 rained....alot:(

In the morning dad and I checked out the area and found a pretty beach.

For lunch we headed down to Hanalei and ate with chicken all around our feet.  There are wild chicken and roosters EVERYWHERE!  Pretty funny to see roosters walking down the  middle of the street.

We hope the weather will be better tomorrow for our Kayaking trip up the Wailua River!  The rain and changing weather  makes the island experience even more fun!

Day 3 of Mom and Dads Hawaiian adventure

DAY 3

 Today we shopped Kilauea while the boys sat on the "Guy's Bench",

we checked out a few local beaches....one of them was the rich peoples beach at the St. Regis Resort:)

 ate lunch and watched BYU lose at a fun restaurant in Hanalei

 ordered a cold coconut from a fruit stand (notice weird local guy)

 Me and Sara and me and my coconut!

Yummy coconut milk!  Miss you!

Day 2 Hawaiian adventure

Today we woke up to this......

then we  hiked to a private beach that dad found...does he ever stay on the trail??




 we snorkled for the first time, saw the spouted horn, had lunch and relaxed at Poipu Beach...we even made a stop at Costco and Walmart (weird I know, we just had to see what they had!)

 

shaved ice was a must! We are trying to decide what to do tomorrow! Be good for Grandpa! I promise, we really we do miss you........see you soon!

For our kids.......day 1 of our Hawaiian adventure

Nate and I have taken off for a week with our freinds to beautiful Kauai!  Keeping the kids posted on what we are up to......

 Very STRENUOUS but BEAUTIFUL hike up the Kalalau Trail.

 Man vs Wild (aka dad)

 300 ft waterfall.  It was worth the 8 miles and MUD filled shoes for this!

Tunnels beach.....need I say more?