Mother Nature packed a lot into Kaua’i. If you ask Anne and me, we believe she did some of her best work here.
It is rimmed by some of the most beautiful beaches; the center of the island is a rainforest (36 feet of rainfall each year); and the Waimea Canyon is nearly indescribable. The endless rainbows and the fiery sunsets aren’t so bad either.
Not bad for an island that is only about 25 miles by 33 miles.
As we’ve seen from #2sister and from John and Deb in Maine, Mother Nature has been having her way with the Northeast as well. This post is to offer hope to the winter-bound and not to be an obnoxious “Wish You Were Here” reminder of where we are. I think we will fail miserably.
If the impending winter storm that is forecast for the Northeast for Sunday and Monday materializes and we are “stranded” here indefinitely, you can forward our mail to Poipu Beach, where our hotel is. And a huge thanks to Maureen from The Brooklyn Kell-Stew-Kia-Hyandais for the Poipu Beach recommendation. Or you may find us in Hanalei on the north coast, which was also pretty dreamy.
A special shoutout to our friend and blog family member Nancy Telliho, who supplied us with a very informative email guide to all the best spots on Kaua’i. Nancy, we’re doing our best to hit them all.
And Anne is doing her best to paint them all! The Anne-draws-and-paints Kaua’i series of photographs is in the gallery below. There are also a few shots of chickens, which are the squirrels of Kaua’i. They are wild chickens and they are everywhere. Talk about free range!
You may be wondering what the headline refers to. It seems that every time one of the giant sea turtles or one of the monk seals makes its way onto the beach for a nap, they rope them off so they don’t get disturbed.
So, after a month in Pyeongchang, I have taken to saying that every time I feel a nap coming on. Believe me, it is much funnier when you’re knee-deep in mai tais.
We hope you all dig yourselves out soon.
Aloha, Joe and Anne
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