We were told by the locals that it was a really stormy week while we were there. It did rain quite a lot but thankfully mostly when we were first getting up in the morning or when we were driving somewhere in the car. This day, however, we were hit with multiple showers during our pool time too. Interestingly enough, they always coincided with when I would sit in a lounge change and pick up my Kindle...
We started our second full day in Hawaii with a visit to the Kauai Coffee Plantation. It was fun to see the coffee plants and show the girls where coffee comes from but personally I felt all of their brews tasted (and smelled!) burnt. We did get a delicious iced coffee drink and some amazing little doughnut things (a local specialty) that hit the spot.
I love this shot for some reason, even though I was playing with the camera settings and it turned out grainy.
A bump shot (~24 1/2 weeks along) and a family photo attempt
We'd planned to head to the Waimea Canyon after our coffee stop but the clouds in that direction scared us off so we opted to settle at the "Black Sand Beach" for a picnic. I had to laugh because their version of "black" sand looks identical in color to the sand we have here in the PNW! I guess when you are spoiled by perfectly white sand beaches, anything darker can be mistaken as "black!"
The kids fell asleep on the drive back to the hotel but we made a quick stop at the Spouting Horn where we found this cool tree with initials carved into the leaves:
My best attempt at capturing the blow hole (trust me, it really was impressive)
Though you wouldn't guess it from the looks of this shot, it actually started pouring down rain as the picture was being taken. We made a run for the cover of the little flea market next to the blow hole and I purchased a long-desired turquoise necklace and earring set while the salesperson glared at our children.
The pool at our resort was amazing! There was a kiddie around that was only about 1 foot deep that was perfect for all the kids!
Even Lilly was able to reach the floor while in her floaty and had a blast propelling herself around the pool.
Everyone did their best to lounge between rain showers before we finally retired to our room, my sweet Emma girl included who seamed to like the pool chairs just as much as her mama.
Then he took me to the Beach House Restaurant, a delicious restaurant we dined at on our babymoon when I was pregnant with Isla.
We watched the sunset while we waited for our reservation time.
I went back and read my blog post from the last time we ate here and it looks like our tastes haven't really changed! Once again we ordered the watermelon salad....
The crab cakes...
And the macadamia encrusted mahi mahi - ha!
Of course no date with me would be complete without ice cream so Graham took me to Lappert's where he watched me eat a cone (had I known he wasn't going to get anything....who am I kidding, I still would have ordered my waffle cone!!)
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