Kauai - General

After a couple of relatively busy 'holiday' weeks in Honolulu it was time for a change of pace. We headed over the Hawaiian Garden Isle of Kauai. The flight was only 35 minutes from wheels up to touching down - hardly worth packing the suitcases. We hired a car and found the hotel and it was superb. Right on the water and fulling kitted out as though someone had just got up and walked out. A really great holiday unit. We spent five days on Kauai with this post being just a general one with the specifics to follow.

First night we were a little puffed and couldn't be bothered cooking so it was down to Nawilliwilli Harbour for a meal at 'Dukes'. We had to wait about 10 minutes to be seated so we sat on the grass and let the kids play. We tried to keep them out of the sand, but they are kids and we weren't that successful.

Not a bad view to relax with while we were waiting for a table. Notice the two children that were told to stay off the sand wrestling on the beach......

Straight into the cocktails for Nic. This one was pretty tastey.

Next day we decided to go to Waimea Canyon (separate post to follow). On the way we pulled into the only microbrewery in all of Kauai for lunch. Top idea Nic.

We ordered lunch and set off to explore the grounds - read keep the kids occupied so that they didn't destroy the joint.

Scott found a hammock and definately didn't get much time to relax in it before the 'destroyers of peace and quiet' arrived.

After Waimea we pulled into the playground to beat all playgrounds. It was massive; Jaxon and Indi would have stayed for hours.

It didn't take Indi too long to find her favourite thing in any playground.

This is the view of the pool from our apartments balcony. You can't see it but the beach is just over the fence. The pool was one of only a few that was heated on the island which was great for an evening dip.

Kauai certainly doesn't have the developed public transport of Oahu (Honolulu/Waikiki) and hiring a car was a must. We filled out the paperwork for a medium sized buggy and took all of our luggage out to the carpark. We chose a car and then tried to fit our luggage in the trunk - not a chance in hell..... Lucky it's not tourist season as they upgraded two times and we ended up driving away in a Lincoln Town Car. Flash as brutha. Everything was electric. It even remembered your preferred seat position so when the key was inserted in the ignition the seat adjusted itself. This had Scott inserting and removing the key just for stamps. Scott called it his 'Pimpin Ride' and Jaxon and Indi were happy to play the role of his little gangstas.

The view inside the apartment looking out to the balcony. We could have moved here.

Scott and Indi looking for whales. It's whale season right now in Hawaii with all the whale migrating from Alaska to Hawaii to breed and have babies. We could watch the whales spouting and occasionally breaching from our balcony. Fantastic. A great way to start or end the day.

Scott teamed up with a Canadian guy who was also staying in the villas to do 'man' things. Like drink beer and cook dinner on the bbq.

Dinner is served. We all know that cooking some sausages and a couple of pieces of steak on the bbq while drinking beer is much harder that preparing a great salad and keeping two toddlers from killing each other. Great job Daddy.

There are many things that stand out on the Pacific Islands but the flowers beat most things hands down. We saw this orchid while walking to the shops one day.

The bird of paradise. Another beauty.

Last photo for this bit. The Sprouting Horn. Nothing great but they have tourist signs so we went and saw it. The waves wash in underneath and the water 'sprouts' out. Pretty exciting......