Lazy morning...

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I don’t think I posted anything yesterday. We didn’t actually do much, but it was still exhausting.

We woke to more chickens and a couple of Austrians at the top of the Waimea Canyon overlook. Very cold up there (No Leo, of course you won’t need your winter coat. We’re going to Hawaii!), so after a few pics and a bit of chit chat, we were on our way. We celebrated Leo’s birthday with his free Starbucks and a couple of pricy (but cute!) mugs. 


After changing clothes and washing up at nearby beach, we headed to Port Allen for a “four-hour sea tour... which took 5 1/2 hours. Pro tip: if you’re unsure if you will get seasick on an ocean-going boat, opt for the two-hour tour instead. The staff were friendly, we saw a sea turtle (I saw it, Leo missed it), lots of dolphins, and a couple of whales. Thankfully I wasn’t very sick, just didn’t feel that great, and really wasn’t up to enjoying the provided dinner or endless mai tais. By the time the sun set over the ocean (which truly was spectacular, we were freezing and ready to reach shore. 

This morning feels more promising. We are parked at Kapaa, in the same spot we spent our first night in Kauai. Shortly after we pulled up last night, a young local (Kalili maybe? Perhaps Leo recalls his name) parked next to us. After chatting for a while, he went home, picked up his ukelele, and came back to play us a couple of tunes. He said he likes to come here at night to just sit on the beach and play his guitar or ukelele. He said he hasn’t been off the island, but plans to head to California in a few days to party, then join the military. 

Lazy morning here at Kapaa. I didn’t bother to get out of the car to take sunrise pictures, and the ones I took are on Leo’s phone, so none to add here yet, but I did bother to walk a block for fresh Kauai coffee! Leo is still snoozing and the chickens are strutting and crowing away. Time to finish my coffe before it gets cold. 




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