Helen, Liz, and I arrived in Kauai on February 2nd, journeying to the Waipouli Beach Resort at Kapa'a, and settling in to F202 (view fron lanai, above). A brief walk past the river pools takes you to the beach front.
We were tired after our flights, and decided to eat out at the Lemongrass Restaurant, located across the street and down about a block. Liz and Helen had the pork ribs and took home half of the large servings, and I had a steak--all were delicious. Next we stocked up on supplies at the nearby Safeways and returned to the condo for an early night.
The condo is a 2 BR/ 3BA unit, with a roomy lanai opening off both the living room and the second master bedroom. A small lanai opens off of the primary master bedroom, and a third narrow lanai (on which I am standing in the photo below) is also off the living room allowing for plenty of ventilation from the trade winds (but the unit also has A/C, which we are not using, and ceiling fams, which we are). The kitchen is lovely, mostly well equipped but could use a few more basic bowl sizes, additional silverware, and other standard items. No condiments are left from past visitors because of COVID, which meant everything had to be purchased.
On Thursday, we decided to stay around the resort and familiarize ourselves with its offerings. We explored the beach, walked around all of the flagstone walkways, located an elevator in building G just around the corner from our unit. Liz and I later went swimming in the fun river pool for the first time, and that evening relaxed in the condo with a chicken dinner.
On Friday, we decided to explote the near vicinity, pick up snorking gear, etc. We drove up the Wailua River watershed to the Opaekaa Falls, and an overlook of the river looking downstream, away from Fern Grotto.
Next we continued to the end of the road and the Keahua Arboretum, where a large grove of rainbow-barked Eucalyptus can be found by the trailhead.
On the way back we stopped at the ABC where we purchased some odds and ends and again at Safeways to pickup the things we missed earlier. That night we watched Batman Begins on the living room big TV (both bedrooms also have a TV). It was very good.
On Saturday Feb 5th, we again stayed at the resort for the most part, with Helen going into the river pool for the first time, and Liz and I later returning for the second time when I braved coming down the high water slide. Unfortunately, I submerged at the end and splashdown, and my glasses (on a Chums retainer string) floated off. The retainer was tourquois blue, the same color as the bottom of the pool, so I couldn't see it....But then, a nice man saw my glasses on the bottom and gave them back to me. Since Lizzie had warned me to leave them with her, but I said my strings glass retainer would hold them in place (wrong), she got to say I told you so.
On Feb 6th, we headed to Hanalei and end of the road. The Hanalei valley is still one of the most lovely places in all of Hawaii. More on that trip to be posted tomorrow!
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