Hawaii
While flying here for many hours, 3 flights, 5 time changes, and airline food ( err- NO food--good thing we travel like the Beverly Hillbillies and bring our brown bags with lunches!). we were wondering if it was worth it...
As soon as we stepped off the plane in Honolulu and felt the warm balmy night air, we knew it was! Then the next morning when we flew to Kauai. it was extra worth it....76 degrees, blue- blue sky, cerulean water ( as Megan would say), and gorgeous flowers growing wild....ahhh, you can feel yourself relax immediately....throw in a little sand between your toes and a stroll along the beach and it doesn't get much better!!! Yes, we traded white snow for white sand....
Spent the afternoon relaxing poolside ( David dove in for a long nap; it is vacation after all)..
Last night we wanted to catch some of the inauguation recaps, but not too much activity in our little plaza nearby. They did have young hula dancers performing outdoors..boy, they can really swivel their hips ( it's harder than it looks)..so, that was fun to watch. Later, a school choir sang a few patriotic songs- a tribute to Obama, I'm sure!
It actually got a bit chilly ( probably low 60's and breezy), so we got some oriental chicken "to go" and brought it back to the condo..perfect with a chilled glass of chardonnay.
Bedtime came early, so did wake up time today ( I think it was 5:00 when we were brewing coffee)....oh well, that's what afternoon naps are for.
Hoping to find tennis courts nearby in a little while...then a stroll on the beach.....water seems a mite chilly ( I know we're big babies), so we may stick to hot tub or one of the pools.
Speaking of "up with the chickens": they have lots of roosters here: did you ever see them up close? Very colorful....and bigger than you'd think, and they move very quickly.....they start to "sing" about 6:00 a.m. gotta love starting the day like that....
I'll try to highlight some of the beaches and areas of interest- in case anyone else is traveling this way ( and to pull out to read when we get bback to the snow).
Aloha for now.
Did everyone catch some of the inaugural ceremonies???