With all of our vacation objectives accomplished, we took yesterday off. We went to the hotel beach and crashed in our room most of the day. April read a book and Tom watched Tour de France coverage. April grabbed a Puka Dog for lunch- which is basically just a Polish sausage with a spicy sauce and a fruity relish. Tom was fascinated by a nearby street intersection and made April get out of the car and photograph it. You can figure out why from the picture.Today, we headed back up to the north shore for one last snorkeling adventure. We first stopped for some shopping in Hanalei (Puff the Magic Dragon's real home town - Honalee). There was a crazy homeless guy muttering to himself outside the bathroom so we felt like we were back in Santa Monica. At Tunnels beach, we again saw a turtle, but this time we have proof! Then, as we were getting out of the water, we found a monster turtle that was about 3x the size of the other one only a couple of feet from shore. It was a great way to end our aquatic adventures.
On the way back home, we had lunch at a restaurant called Scotty's with a really nice view, then
we stopped at Wailua Falls. You may recognize it from the beginning of Fantasy Island. Don't worry if you don't, neither did we. It was pretty powerful though, and neat to see up close.Tonight, we went out for a romantic dinner at the Beach House in Koloa. At least that was April's plan. Unfortunately, she made the mistake of bringing Tom. As usual he ruined the mood and even put her on shout with the waiter for drinking his water. The dinner was actually fantastic and definitely our best meal of the vacation (except for the steaks Tom grilled.) Tomorrow we are heading home and we are bummed that this is our last night in paradise.
2 comments:
I know. That's the thing about Hawaiian vacation - no matter how much time you spend there, you always wish you had couple extra days for some other activity to try. Elena prefers to lay on the beach all the time like a seal, but I like to explore, scout and try new activities.
That waterfall is pretty impressive. It's one of the waterfalls that's easy to get to. Ones in Wailea canyon that drop for thousands of feet are gorgeous but you either have to hike for hours to her there or see them from an aircraft. I had it on video tape with noise of water falling into the pool only overpowered by occasional "koo-koo-roo-koo".
Looks like you managed to buy underwater camera enclosure and it worked out for you just fine. Is this a hard-shell one or a baggy-style one?
Post a Comment