Leaving Kauai today was emotional for me; I got a bit choked as the island dropped away from the plane this afternoon. A sunny day with huge white clouds after two days of rain made it all the more poignant. Strange to say goodbye to Phil. Strange to leave Tammie and all the little jokes we’ve put together over the last month. But SO grateful … Continue reading Fond Farewells

A rainy, rainy day here in Kauai. But we still managed to get in two fun things: visiting Spouting Horn and going snorkeling! Spouting Horn, which I can never remember the name of and keep calling the Blowhole, is near Poipu, on the south shore. The surf goes under a lava shelf that has a tunnel to the surface, forcing the surf up through the … Continue reading Blowholes and Snorkel Gear

So excited to be able to go back up to the North Shore again today! This is where I would live if I lived on Kauai. Not sure I can really explain why exactly; maybe it’s that the surf is right THERE, not much separation between you and it. The narrow road sometimes seems like it’s about to tumble into the sea. I like the … Continue reading Ke’e Beach on the North Shore

Yikes! I haven’t written anything for a week….so here’s a catch-all entry. After the Road to Hana last week in Maui, we spent last Wednesday with Andi from Italy and Helen from Germany. They’d rented a car and wanted to drive the (some say) even narrower road along the coast of west Maui, the Honoapiilani Highway and Kahekili Highway. Although it’s all paved, we had … Continue reading Catching Up………

We stayed at the Banana Bungalow Maui Hostel Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Great thing about hostels: meeting people from all over the world. An extra great thing about this hostel in particular is the free tours it offers each day. Tuesday, Tammie and I took the Road to Hana tour. What we didn’t know was that we’d be in the van with the Matthew McConaughey looking … Continue reading Surviving Much More than the Road to Hana

Haleakala (Holly-ah-kah-lah) Crater is a vast (19 square miles) crater left from a massive volcano eruption about 400,000 years ago. Even with the top blown off, it’s just over 10,000 feet high. Yeah, I know, Colorado has higher mountains. But there’s something about standing on the top of a mountain when everything else below you is flat…the ocean, the land, the clouds. It’s said that … Continue reading Top of the World and a Maui Sunset

We’re off to Maui tomorrow morning (Mon, Jan 18) through Thursday, Jan 21. Not taking my laptop, so I’ll be filling in our adventures when we get back. ~~~~~ Dropped a note on Facebook tonight in case anyone’s reading there about how much more fun vacations are if you have a local boyfriend HA HA . In my first blog post here, I mentioned that … Continue reading Off to Maui