Day 34 – Third Time’s the Charm
Today our plan was to get to Pila’a beach, following the local’s foot trail, not totally rock hopping as the Trailblazers book said to. We started off with papaya boats […]
Day 33 – What to do on a Rainy Day?
Try to outrun the rain? Or just drive around? Or go play outside between showers? We did all of those things and a few more! We had a few rain […]
Day 32 – Daily Delights
I love the spontaneity of our days. We never know what little or big delight will cross our path during the day. Today we had a few delights and last […]
Day 31 – A Visit to the #1 Tourist Spot
Did you guess the number one tourist spot on the island yet? If you said Costco you are correct. Our entire day revolved around a trip to Costco for a […]
Day 30 – Skating on Thin Ice, No I Mean MUD!
Today we went skating on Sleeping Giant, I grew up ice skating in New England, however mud skating is an entirely new sport to me. We made a quick breakfast […]
Day 29 – Rainy Day on the North Shore
Note: Just go to the end, skip reading and look at the beautiful sunset photos! We felt the effects of Fernanda today on the North Shore. We woke to rain, […]
Day 27 – Hanging at the Harbor
Disclaimer: The second hike described in my blog post today, can be dangerous, do this at your own risk. In no way am I encouraging this hike, this is merely […]
Day 25 – A Simple Day
It really was a simple day; two beaches, a little dessert making, meals, running errands, an exchange of goods with a neighbor, dinner and a sunset. After a morning beach […]
Day 23 – Drinking in Rainbows
Another rainbow greeted us as we woke up today. I think we have had three rainbow mornings in a row. I decided to fill my cup up with rainbow juice […]
Day 20 – Welcome “Home” Gifts
Well, as you know, we did pop over to Maui on Thursday night and had planned to stay until Monday. Maui just didn’t feel right and I think at our […]
Day 17 – Drinking it all in
We had a lovely rainfall overnight and woke to the sound of rain. It was raining so much we lost the Makana Mountain. While enjoying our coffee, a rainbow appeared. […]
Day 15 – The Views
Really all we did was go for the views today. I started with viewing my ricotta pancakes with fresh bananas and lilikoi syrup. We hit the road, with the first […]
Day 14 – A Pilgrimage to Aloha
Today we made a trek to the Lawai International Center. This centers sits in the valley of healing, on an ancient heiau in the configuration of a honu. There are […]
Day 13 – Simple Treasures
Today seemed to have the theme of simple treasures. Mike and I had a leisurely 40 minute stroll on Cannon’s Beach, while the nephew slept in this morning. It was […]
Day 12 – Celebrating!
Today we celebrated our 27th wedding anniversary. Where is the best place for us to start the celebration? O the Kalalau Trail, of course. We hit the trail at 6:40 […]
Day 11 – Catching Glimpses
I felt like today we saw small pieces of our future and flashbacks to old traditions of Hawaii. Our day started with a quick cup of coffee and some fruit […]