We hung out in the sun for awhile, enjoying the ocean breeze and the crash of the waves. Then we left around 1:30pm and headed to Chucky's again in hopes of meeting him.
The cute store...
When we got inside, he wasn't in there and we were getting kinda bummed. I asked the lady at the counter if she had any idea when he'd be in and as we were talking, in walked Chucky! His wife was there as well! We were so glad to finally meet this brother-in-Christ that we've felt like we've known for a long time.
He blessed us with a pineapple...mmmm, so yummy! Us with Chucky and his wife, Pam. Don'tcha just love his smile?!
Chucky is a very busy man and he was getting ready to go perform a vow renewal for someone's 25th anniversary, so we didn't get to visit with him long. We enjoyed every moment we had though!
Then we left and headed to Wahooo for a late lunch/early dinner! I wasn't too adventurous....got the same yummy sandwich I had the first day! Eric ordered a french dip sandwich and that was good too.
After our belly's were full we drove up north again to Princeville, and headed to 'Queen's Bath'. I fell asleep on the way! It was a short hike--maybe a quarter mile or so--from the parking area to the shore. The trail ran along a freshwater stream through a beautiful forest.
Looking back upstream at a small falls. It was probably 8-10 feet or so. Look at all that beautiful green!
When we got out to the water we decided to walk to the right first, opposite direction of Queen's Bath, just to see the shoreline. Lots of big lava rocks, little tide pools, etc.
You can't really tell in this picture, but it's quite a drop from the edge of the rock down to the water.
It took us a little while to figure out what the 'white stuff' was we kept seeing on the rocks....we're pretty sure it's salt...duh!
There's a cross at the base of the tree on the left....the north shore can be a very treacherous place, especially in the winter months. A lot of the beaches had a sign with tally marks showing how many drownings took place there. Sobering.
Eric by a tide pool. It was fun to look for little creatures :0) I was REALLY glad to have my Keen sandals for hiking on these boulders.
We found a spot we call the 'washing machine'. Looks like it was once a cave. It was VERY turbulent water. As we walked to the edge of the rocks we saw something jump in the water. At first we thought it was a seal, but soon saw it was a turtle! And he wasn't alone! There were at least 10 or more in that little area. We stood there for a long time watching and snapping pictures.
These next two pictures are to the left, then the right of the 'washing machine'....if you look close, you can see rock sticking just below the surface of the water (easier to see in the second pic). The two 'points' were only about 10 feet apart.
It was so fun watching the water swirl in and crash against the rocks. I have no doubt that if you were to fall in there you'd probably drown. It was beautiful though.
We headed back to where the trail came in a went to the left to find Queen's Bath....this the where the freshwater stream fell into the ocean.
Lava rock...red dirt hillside...scummy, green water...eww.
By the time we got to Queen's Bath (not far, really, we were just taking our time) the sun was at an angle...well, it just didn't make for getting a good picture. But here's a view of it anyway!
Walking tree seed pod thingy. They looked like giant pieces of corn on the ground! Each one is about an inch around and two inches long!
Birds we found...Red Crested Cardinals. (I had another name in here and just found out I was wrong...sorry for the wrong info!)
After we left there, we drove a few miles to the trailhead to hike down to another beach called Hideaway's Beach. I wasn't sure I wanted to commit to snorkeling there since we couldn't see what the surf was like, but we hauled all the gear with us. And boy was I glad we did!!!! It turned out to be a great spot to snorkel! A very secluded beach with only 4 other people on it....and two of them left after we got down there! We changed into our swimming stuff behind a big tree and got in the water. The cool thing is, the sand went out a long ways into the water. Not much lava rock, so it was really nice! There's a small reef there and we saw a lot of little fish. I got really excited when I saw a Humuhumunukunukuapua'a, Hawaii's state fish! We had so much fun! I really wish now that we would have had a waterproof camera......oh well, next trip maybe!
We got out of the water soon before the most beautiful sunset EVER! These pictures don't even do it justice...it was simply amazing! What an Awesome God we serve!
On the way back to the Resort, we picked up a hitchhiker. A 22 year old, born and raised on Kauai. It was kinda neat to get a perspective from someone raised on the islands...he told us about his first trip to New York. That would be quite a shock! He wasn't a believer, but did attend church as a child. Our prayer is that some seeds were planted in his heart from our conversation...
When we got back to Kapa'a, we stopped for some coffee and did a little grocery shopping and other shopping. Then we headed back to our room for showers and bedtime. We had a BIG day coming up that was going to start with a very early morning! Mmmm, our room smelled like pineapple......I could get used to that!
And that pretty much concludes Day 8 on Kaua'i!
1 comment:
Hi Sis!
Looking at your pics makes me want to cry...so many precious memories...so many GOD moments. I'm homesick! You will be so glad you took the time for this, when you want to look back and reminisce. Thanks for sharing!
Jen
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