Day 5

On the morning of day 5, we attempted a "sunrise" hike along and above the beaches near our hotel. Unfortunately, we awoke too late for the actual sunrise, but enjoyed the early morning light on the water. We were a bit groggy and not completely in a hiking mood so we made the walk short and sweet, enjoying a grapefruit on the cliff at the halfway point. I'm beginning to wonder if maybe we should invest in a compass because we ended up on the wrong trail back, amongst some very thick brush. I got a little freaked out but the nice thing about hiking on an island is that if you can just make your way back to the ocean, you can more than likely also find your barrings.

We made a quick stop at Poipu Beach to document the above Monk Seal (it looks dead, but I'm pretty sure it was just sleeping) then we packed up our room to head to our next accommodations along the Coconut Coast (the east side). We stopped at Wailua Falls along the way and enjoyed a stand-up picnic. A rainbow appeared at the based of the waterfall which made for a beautiful photo op.

When we arrived at our condo, we discovered we'd been upgraded to an OCEAN FRONT 2 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom unit!!! I have no idea what we did to deserve this (Graham told me some sweet story about how he'd called ahead and told them that his wife was pregnant and that this was our last trip together before the baby etc....which I later found out wasn't true.) :o) Whatever the reason, we were thrilled! However, our room wasn't yet ready so we dropped off our bags at the front desk and headed for Lydgate State Beach Park. Apparently we didn't see a reason to capture this memory because we took no pictures but we enjoyed an afternoon of snorkeling and reading in the sand.

When our unit was ready, we headed up to check it out and this is what we saw-the living room:

The kitchen with Wolf appliances!

The "guest" bedroom

The "guest" bath

The Master suite

Looking towards the master bath

The view

Seriously, this was the most amazing place I have ever stayed! We felt completely spoiled and kept commenting about how we want to go back there with friends or family--it was quite the steal (we paid as much as we would have for a bed and breakfast!!!)

That night, we went to this super quirky, earthy outdoor place called Caffe Coco for dinner. The menu was a hodge podge of healthy wraps, fresh seafood and Greek and Indian dishes. Graham had Mahi Mahi with Tzatziki sauce, Coleslaw with peanut sauce and a sweet potato samosa with banana chutney. I had a penne pasta dish with pork and mushrooms in a gorgonzola cream sauce-yum! We sat on the patio which was lit with random strings of white lights and enjoyed a funny middle-aged live band, the Rusty Pelicans, who serenaded us with Hawaiian songs. The ambiance really was quite nice and the music made us giggle.