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Road Trip!
Aug. 29th, 2020 08:44 pmCan you have a road trip on Kauai? Where there's just one major road, and the furthest possible trip is about two and a half hours, from Ke'e Beach at the End of the Road to the Kalalau Lookup in Koke'e State Park (longer when the tourists are bad and traffic snarls Kapa'a and perhaps Lihue).
My dad, Kimberly, and I had that conversation this morning with my sister Melody, who my dad was messaging on his phone.
We were heading out to Hanalei, one of the most beautiful beaches on Kauai, both because of its location beneath a beautiful mountainside and because of the fact that it's a huge, shallow sand bay.
It was our first trip up there since we moved here and was also to be Kimberly's first swimming expedition since we got here (since we knew it was a very safe beach, and very calm in the summer).
And it was also my first opportunity to drive out past Kapa'a, the furthest I'd gone before while driving.
There was one problem: despite the assurances of both Alexa and Wunderground, it started absolutely pouring on the road between Kapa'a and Hanalei.
We got to the parking lot at Hanalei, parked, and watched the pouring rain continue. And we sat there for 10 minutes or so, alternatively trying to crack open the windows to let some air into the stuffy interior and then closing them to keep the water out.
But finally it stopped, and though the gray skies still loomed, we decided to brave the Bay.
Hanalei Bay was beautiful, just as a I remembered.
Kimberly was able to comfortably swim. We all enjoyed the water.
It got really bright and sunny as we frolicked in the summer waves in a land called Hanalei.
And then it got gray and started pouring again. But who cares? We were in the water by then.
I think we enjoyed the water for more than an hour, at least twice what we usually spend when my dad, Mary, and I go swimming (but we tend to be more serious about our swimming as exercise then).
On the way home we stopped at Monaco's, the best Mexican food on the island.
There was one other problem: I got sunburned. (So did Kimberly.)
That's the first time since I've been on the island, though I've frequently been out swimming and hiking in the sun. The problem (for me at least) was that I neglected to put sunscreen on my shoulders. I usually don't worry about it when swimming, because only my head tends to be above the surface, but between hanging out with Kimberly and standing in the shallow water of Hanalei today, I got some sun where I didn't expect it.
And then we got some more sun at Monaco's, while sitting outside.
Whoops. Bad me. And hopefully not too bad a burn.
Still, a very nice day, and one of those ones that really reminds you you're living in Hawaii.
My dad, Kimberly, and I had that conversation this morning with my sister Melody, who my dad was messaging on his phone.
We were heading out to Hanalei, one of the most beautiful beaches on Kauai, both because of its location beneath a beautiful mountainside and because of the fact that it's a huge, shallow sand bay.
It was our first trip up there since we moved here and was also to be Kimberly's first swimming expedition since we got here (since we knew it was a very safe beach, and very calm in the summer).
And it was also my first opportunity to drive out past Kapa'a, the furthest I'd gone before while driving.
There was one problem: despite the assurances of both Alexa and Wunderground, it started absolutely pouring on the road between Kapa'a and Hanalei.
We got to the parking lot at Hanalei, parked, and watched the pouring rain continue. And we sat there for 10 minutes or so, alternatively trying to crack open the windows to let some air into the stuffy interior and then closing them to keep the water out.
But finally it stopped, and though the gray skies still loomed, we decided to brave the Bay.
Hanalei Bay was beautiful, just as a I remembered.
Kimberly was able to comfortably swim. We all enjoyed the water.
It got really bright and sunny as we frolicked in the summer waves in a land called Hanalei.
And then it got gray and started pouring again. But who cares? We were in the water by then.
I think we enjoyed the water for more than an hour, at least twice what we usually spend when my dad, Mary, and I go swimming (but we tend to be more serious about our swimming as exercise then).
On the way home we stopped at Monaco's, the best Mexican food on the island.
There was one other problem: I got sunburned. (So did Kimberly.)
That's the first time since I've been on the island, though I've frequently been out swimming and hiking in the sun. The problem (for me at least) was that I neglected to put sunscreen on my shoulders. I usually don't worry about it when swimming, because only my head tends to be above the surface, but between hanging out with Kimberly and standing in the shallow water of Hanalei today, I got some sun where I didn't expect it.
And then we got some more sun at Monaco's, while sitting outside.
Whoops. Bad me. And hopefully not too bad a burn.
Still, a very nice day, and one of those ones that really reminds you you're living in Hawaii.