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My dad says that he's been taught here in Kauai that you don't go into the water if there's no one else out there. This was relevant today because somewhat shockingly the winds (and thus the waves) were even higher than yesterday. After we had a very tasty lunch at the Beach House — a restaurant next to Lawai Beach that Kimberly and I haven't eaten at since November 2001 — we looked at the beach and saw no one out in the water, so we moved on.
But I was a little puzzled by the axiom, because it suggests that there's no way to get the beach cycle started, because no one would ever be the first person in. So, I came up with a solution. "Who's the first person in the water, then," I asked. And then I almost immediately answered "Ah. of course. A tourist."
(My dad says less prosaically that it's really to do with water conditions, which I presume means that the axiom only comes into play when you worry about whether it's safe to swim.)
We actually swam at Poipu, but over on the kiddie lagoon, because it was the only area with swimmers. I'm actually not convinced it was a great choice, because it's all very shallow and there are lots of rocky areas. Which means that we were getting battered around by waves which caused both my dad and I to scrape up our feet more than once. It also took some work to find a safe way out of the water, and then we were literally sandblasted.
But the swimming was absolutely hilarious. The waves were just so extreme that I couldn't help but laugh. Several times. Some of which resulted in my getting a mouth full of salt water.
Amusing swimming, but exhausting.
Today was of course Valentine's Day. The folks took us out for a nice lunch (at the aforementioned Beach House) where we could see crashing waves the whole time. Before swimming at Poipu we also went to an overly commercial craft fair in a tent that had a few nice stalls with jewelry. K. was liking some dichromatic glass earrings, but not wanting to spend the money, so I was very pleased to be able to buy them for her. It really seemed to make her happy.
So, it was a nice Valentine's Day, even without our usual dinner our alone. (We said that our dinner at Azure on Waikiki was our Valentine's dinner.)
We had a last dinner that my dad and Mary cooked. We washed as many of our clothes as we could (everything but the delicates). And we packed our bags.
Farewell (again!) to Kauai. And to the Hawaiian Islands, for we've now had time to explore two of them a bit.
But the calm and restfulness from the trip should last for a few weeks at least.
But I was a little puzzled by the axiom, because it suggests that there's no way to get the beach cycle started, because no one would ever be the first person in. So, I came up with a solution. "Who's the first person in the water, then," I asked. And then I almost immediately answered "Ah. of course. A tourist."
(My dad says less prosaically that it's really to do with water conditions, which I presume means that the axiom only comes into play when you worry about whether it's safe to swim.)
We actually swam at Poipu, but over on the kiddie lagoon, because it was the only area with swimmers. I'm actually not convinced it was a great choice, because it's all very shallow and there are lots of rocky areas. Which means that we were getting battered around by waves which caused both my dad and I to scrape up our feet more than once. It also took some work to find a safe way out of the water, and then we were literally sandblasted.
But the swimming was absolutely hilarious. The waves were just so extreme that I couldn't help but laugh. Several times. Some of which resulted in my getting a mouth full of salt water.
Amusing swimming, but exhausting.
Today was of course Valentine's Day. The folks took us out for a nice lunch (at the aforementioned Beach House) where we could see crashing waves the whole time. Before swimming at Poipu we also went to an overly commercial craft fair in a tent that had a few nice stalls with jewelry. K. was liking some dichromatic glass earrings, but not wanting to spend the money, so I was very pleased to be able to buy them for her. It really seemed to make her happy.
So, it was a nice Valentine's Day, even without our usual dinner our alone. (We said that our dinner at Azure on Waikiki was our Valentine's dinner.)
We had a last dinner that my dad and Mary cooked. We washed as many of our clothes as we could (everything but the delicates). And we packed our bags.
Farewell (again!) to Kauai. And to the Hawaiian Islands, for we've now had time to explore two of them a bit.
But the calm and restfulness from the trip should last for a few weeks at least.