Kauai Day 3?

I've already lost track of time...the Islands do that to you.

We drove to Kahili to pick up Joy at her little cabin. We spent Thursday night there. It rains here every night, so it was neat hearing the showers on the rooftop.

We took a walk around Kahili and saw the pretty flowers and plants.

On the way out to the road, we saw this Palomino standing in a strange way. On closer look, we could see that she was standing over a faucet and had the handle of the faucet right in the perfect spot to scratch her itch! She just ignored us and leaned back and forth, scraching a little tiny spot on her tummy.

We stopped at the Kauai Coffee Plantation for a tour and sampled all the coffees. I think we each drank the equavalent of 6 cups of coffee that morning!

In case you don't know, this is what coffee beans look like.

From there we drove to Salt Pond and swam in the ocean for about an hour. Not such good snorkeling, but perfect for swimming.

Todd's hair is now on Hawaii time as well.



Friday evening we had a real treat. I could hear some soft ukulele music outside, so I stepped out on the balcony and there, across the grass, by the sea, was a most beautiful, romantic scene.
I could see a handsome man playing his ukulele and singing as his wahine danced the hula before him. I loved how he sang to her and never took his eyes off her as she danced so gracefully.
It was after sunset, so the light was low and the waves seemed more gentle than usual. In fact, the music of the waves seemed to join in with the music.

It was fun to see the two daughters come up from the beach and join in the last dance.
Such a beautiful family! We called down to them as they came by and thanked them for the "show". It turns out they are from Hayward! and they are 2 doors down from us in the condo.
They are here for the international Tahitian dance competition on Saturday, in the park just a couple of blocks away! They invited us to come and see them if possible!