Yesterday (Monday) was what I would call a perfect day on Hawaii. At least as perfect as any day can be here (and not that any are that bad). Got up in the morning and watched the sunrise over the Pacific..very nice and very peaceful. The horizon here has been somewhat cloudy on the days I have been out there so I'm still waiting on that spectacular sunrise like I always see pictures of.
Did a little bit of shopping yesterday morning and then stopped at Lydgate Park for a picnic lunch. This park is very nice - ocean front, covered picnic tables, and a playground. Of course, there are also chickens there. We were amongst a nice group of them who obviously were waiting on food. And then suddenly all of them went running in one direction and after a little bit they all came running back. It took us a while to figure out what was going on. There was a guy on a scooter picking up cans and bottles there and I believe he must throw food out for the chickens. Obviously, the chickens know this and follow scooter man around the park. Quite a funny site to see.
Then it was off to the helicopter tour of the island. 80% of Kauai is inaccessible by car so to see many parts of the island, an air tour is the way to go. There were 6 of us on the copter and the pilot. He was born on Kauai and was very knowledgeable about the island. He narrated as we flew along. We saw the NaPali coast, Tunnels beach, Hanalei Bay, Waimea Canyon, many waterfalls and Mt. Waileale (the wettest spot on Earth)...just to name a few. Words cannot describe the beauty of the island and I'm not even going to try. I feel incredibly blessed to be able to travel and to see amazing places such as Kauai.
Then it was off to Koloa, an old sugar mill town, which has been restored and has lots of little shops and restaurants. Very cute and definitely worth a quick trip to. Got to see a rainbow too while driving to our next destination...Poipu Beach on the south side of Kauai. We got to see a turtle and a monk seal - both of whom were on the beach when we got there... absolutely amazing to see. The monk seal is an endangered species and was one thing I wanted to see while on Kauai... so that made my day. And then of course, there was the beautiful sunset at Poipu Beach. It was the perfect ending to another day in paradise.
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