the lost pictures ~

 where we stayed ~ Poipu

sign  ~ funny 

sad face...only in Hawaii...why?

airport landscape

darling daughter

Here are a few pictures that I forgot about.  

from beginning to end ~

going to Kauai

 

room with a view ~ Condo in Poipu

 

 

road to Jungle Hike

 

 

Anahola

 

Bubba'a Burger pouring rain

 

Sleeping Giant hike

 

view of Kapaa

 

 

 

Mahaulepa Beach near Lithified Cliffs

 

that smile says it all 

Lumahai Beach

going home

Just pictures taken with my husband's iphone ~ The days we had no battery or card, silly tourists!

Aloha sunday ~

rain ~ AM

then a rainbow

stitching

Kapaia's signature fabric 

Hawaiian applique

Then this afternoon ~

can you find the chameleon?

new quilt in the window

The sign says it all ~

We actually went on a hike today. As you can see with the lack of pictures something is amiss.

Packed water, snacks, extra clothes and cameras. But no card for the camera ~ ugh ~ It was a green beautiful hike up the 'Sleeping Giant', for those who may know it by name, and we enjoyed views of Anahola, & Kapaa from the top as well as the beaches and ocean. 

Such a different view from on top of a mountain.

So when we did have a fully functioning camera I took the pictures you see above. It is most important to have fully charged battery and camera card in camera...just say'n

legend or story ~

 

One morning we walked out to the ocean and found ourselves down the road. We happened upon a monk seal sunning and resting on the sandy beach. We heard a 'psst'. We looked around and saw  an older gentleman motioning us over. He is a volunteer for the monk seal response team on the island. He asked claire to go to a bush a pick flowers. When she returned with the flowers he told us this story:

Once there were two small children who were close, grew up together and played together. And as they got older they grew closer. They grew very close over time, one day the boy asked to marry the girl. The father of the girl was not happy because the boy was a commoner and the girl was royalty. So the father separated the two forever. 

When you place the two flowers together they form a heart in the center.

I know I did not do the story justice, he told it so much better. I must practice my story telling.

This is one of the many experiences I love about this island, people and culture. When you go out you never know what or who you might encounter.

Mahalo 

After a day of rain ~

Breakfast at Joe's on the Green

Hawaiian Rainbow Shower Trees

 

old theater ~ Aloha

Swinging bridge in Hanapepe

 

Waimea Canyon

 

lunch

Hawaiian applique quilt

then Polihale beach

a view of the Napali Coast

 

playing in the waves

Wish you were here!