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Friday, October 12, 2007
Aloha
Well we are off on our next big adventure. It is about 415 AM and we are getting ready to head to the airport in a few
minutes. Of course the weather in Rochester is cold and rainy today. But in about 15 hours it will be hot muggy and
Aloha Friday!!!!! Hopefully a mai tai on the beach and all you can eat crab legs listening to the surf roll in.
I will try and keep this updated on a regular basis along the way.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Aloha again
WE have arrived safe and sound, The flight was filled with people who stayed awake on the whole flight. So needless
to say we are a bit tired right now. It is 600pm here in Hawaii. We arrive a few min late about 300. The temp was
about 88 and it was sunny.
We are all checked in at the queen kapiolani hotel, our favorite here. We have reservations for 730 at the Sheraton
Waikiki. Crab legs here we come. It was a bit late when we finally got to the hotel so there was no beach time. We will
make up for that tomorrow. Remember you can always get us by cell phone or now email.
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Aloha monday, October 15, 2007
Kauai Hawaii Update
Well we arrived on Kauai safe and sound. We awoke early On Sat in Honolulu. We spent a few hours on Waikiki
beach. The weather was perfect. Not many people on the beach either. We checked out of our hotel about noon. Of
course we had to make a run to Costco. Chris could not wait a day to get his discounted antihistamines.
Before heading to the airport we stopped at Zippys for some lunch we had the katsu chicken and the Terri beef, both
were as good as ever. All served with 2 scoops of rice and macaroni salad. We also tried something different the fresh
tripe stew. It was actually very good not having to smell it being made was a bonus.
We then headed to the airport and caught our 22 min flight to Lihue Kauai. Picked up the rental car and were on our
way very quickly. Stop at walmart and on to our condo. When we arrived at the condo, the lock box which was to
contain the key was not there. It was getting dark and I was getting cranky. The on Island manager responded very
quickly and we were into the condo. The condo itself is very nice. Much larger than expected as well. The only down
side, The air conditioning no work so good. It is pretty warm in the condo most of the time. The grounds are beautiful.
Could not find a great place for diner since it was getting late and a Saturday eve, so we found this little Mexican
place. The food was good and the prices were OK
Sunday.... Was a lazy day. Hit the beach in the am. Joined by our buddy the monk seal on the beach. Did some
grocery shopping, napped and cooked some fresh Ahi tuna for diner.
Monday.... Up early to attend the conference that started at 7am. After word some beach time, with the monk seal
again at Poi Pu Beach. Right now the air is so clear with little humidity so you are actually able to see the island of
Ni ihau off in the distance. So that about catches things up right now. Kauai being the garden island is holding true
to its name this time. Flowers and trees in bloom every where. Hope to start shooting some photos soon.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
KAUAI Hawaii Update 2
Monday night...Diner we made a great pork stir fry with this garlic sauce we found in the Asian food area at walmart. It
was called Sugoi garlic dipping sauce and glaze. http://www.sugoihawaii.com/. We added some rice, salad and lomi
lomi salmon....ONO!
Tuesday.... UP early for the conference. Katsu Chicken from L&L for lunch. Later that afternoon off to PoiPu beach
for a little sun and to watch the sunset. This time there were two Hawaiian monk seals on the beach. Chris found a
health club and steamed. I am still trying to get over a head ache that started Sat am.
Tonight we plan to cook up some steak on the grill with some salad and sushi
Friday, October 26, 2007
Kauai update 3
Wed..... Up early for conference. We then drove to the north shore. We got as far as princeville but it rained most of
the way. So we ended up just heading back to Poipu. Diner that night was some fresh opah fish grilled in butter sauce.
Thursday....Conference then some local beach time. Chris went to see Lealani Riviera Bond preform at the Hyatt. I
still had my head ache so I stayed back. Later that night we went to burgers in paradise for diner
Friday... Last day of conference. Beach for the day. Chris went to see Lealani again. Fresh Ahi for diner again.
Saturday....... Today was kinda of a nice lazy day over all. Chris had to steam in the morning, then we drove over the
north shore. This time it did not rain but the waves were crazy. We went all the way to the end of the road. It looks like
Kee beach may be washed way. It was kind of hard to tell since there was not place to park. We had a great sweat
and sour pork for lunch . After getting back to the condo, we napped for a little while. That evening we went to see
Leilani Riviera bond. Tonight was a special night because she had here Keiki hula show with here. She runs a non
profit organization to preserve native Hawaiian song and dance. They really put on a great show. After words Chris
introduced me to her and her husband. She was very proud to show off her new 2 month old grandson. Cocktails were
11.00 a piece here. Good thing the show was free. Later we walked around the Hyatt a bit before going to walmart for
last min things to take home.
Sunday..... Well this is the last day of the trip. I am sitting at the airport waiting for my flight to Portland OG. Chris has
already boarded his flight to La. I Am still waiting for a gate agent so I can check in. I guess that this will be as good
of time as any to try and update the blog a Bit today we slept in a little bit until about 830. We were allowed to check
out late, so we did not have to leave the condo until about 430 pm The flight from Lihue to Honolulu was at 640 pm
We had beagles for breakfast then packed for little while and headed for the beach. We went back to PoiPu. It was a
wonderful day at the beach sunny and a light wind. There were already 2 seals there when we arrived. A little later
another seal made an appearance in the water however there were too many people around for it to come a shore.
At about 100 we stopped at the store and picked up some sushi and fresh Hawaiian style Ahi poke .We had lunch at
the condo, did some laundry and finished backing.
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