Kauai Adventure - Part 8

Sadly we were unable to stay at our lovely condo for all 7 nights of our trip. We bid it adieu and then since we couldn't check into our next hotel until 3 PM, headed north to Hanalei. Initially we'd hoped to stay up here for part of our trip but lodging is hard to come by. Next time I think I will try harder because it is BEAUTIFUL! Pictured above our some of the rice paddies and taro fields in all different shades of green.

Lani was dying to try a fresh coconut so we pulled over at "The Coconut Experience" to make all her dreams come true. I think Isla was the only one who really liked the coconut water.

 We found a crazy large papaya that I sort of wanted to buy just because it was so ridiculously big.

 
 When we finally reached, Hanalei Bay, the weather was feeling indecisive.

 It was neat because as you looked up into the green mountains (also known as Bali Hai in the movie South Pacific), you could see spontaneous waterfalls forming as the rain clouds covered the peaks. They are tiny but you can see some if you enlarge the picture below.

 We had a nice picnic that lasted about 10 minutes before the lifeguard started flailing and yelling something at us. I thought he was saying something about seeing a crane. He was so stern about it and acting really concerned so we kept yelling "What?" back until we realized he was screaming that it was going to rain. Ha! Dude, we're from Seattle. Rain is no emergency in our books. Granted, it did rain pretty hard but we'd pretty much finished eating by then.

 Isla discovered back at our 2nd day at Poipu that she really loved "jumping" the waves and letting them crash into her as her Daddy lifted her into the air. She was shrieking with glee and couldn't get enough.

Until....

 She recovered nicely though and was back out there in no time. Emma, on the other hand, was perfectly content to sit in Lilly's stroller and watch the action.

 Ahhh. Finally blue skies!

This bay was so gorgeous, I must go back!

The kids were pretty wiped by this time so we headed out and checked in at the Kauai Beach Resort (definitely no place to write home about!) For dinner, I yelped a taco joint called Tiki Tacos that left a few things to be desired from it's outward appearance in a rundown strip mall. Oh man was it ever good though! Totally worth it. We'd been excited to try an ice cream place recommended by a friend after dinner but it was close so we ended up with frozen yogurt instead. I think it's safe to say my girls are following in my footsteps with their love of frozen treats!