Sunday, February 27th, 2022.
So here is a typical morning routine for me:
- Hit the trail at 6am for a 24km (15 miles) bike ride
- Get back, pull on the swimming trunks, walk down to the beach, jump in the ocean
- Back to the room, and quick change to my walking gear and then out for a 6km (4 mile) stroll on the ocean path with my darling bride!
- return to the condo for coffee and breakfast!
Today was typical, except we walked with Bruce and Lorry! Their company only enhanced the experience!
We got to meet Alayna's mom and dad, Susan and Mark, this morning as well. Alayna also told us our Kauai baby is a girl! Munchie says that is perfect as she has experience shopping for girls!
We hit the beach for a couple of hours and we all (except Munchie!) took a dip in the briny! After his plunge Bruce headed over to the hot tub to warm up! We are not sure how but Bruce ended up getting a tad too much sun and now he is doing his impression of a lobster coming out of the cook pot!
In the afternoon we walked down to Sam's Ocean View to say farewell to our favourite server, Candice. She was working until 4 pm and then was not back until the weekend, so this would be our only chance to see her and say so long.
I have to again give kudos to Sam's kitchen and servers. Our meal was fantastic, both in taste and presentation!
We finished off the evening back at the condo playing dominoes! This was Bruce and Lorry's first crack at the game and they took to it like a duck to water! They dominated the win column!
We all went out for our walk this morning, and Bruce and Lorry ventured off on a romantic meander up the hill side (the Kawaihau Spur) to see what was at the top!
Had a leisurely morning, coffee and fresh sour dough bread from the VIP Bakery. The owner/baker, Marlana makes fabulous sourdough! You have to Johnny on the spot to get it fresh as it sells out very quickly!
In the afternoon we walked down to Sam's Ocean View to say farewell to our favourite server, Candice. She was working until 4 pm and then was not back until the weekend, so this would be our only chance to see her and say so long.
We got there just after 3pm, right at the transition from brunch to dinner, so they weren't actually open until 4pm! We walked up and asked for Candice. She was able to get us a beverage and in fact was able to hook us up for a table at 4pm! Candice you are awesome! Sam's is fortunate to have such a caring and considerate employee!
We love being here on Kauai. We love the atmosphere, the sun, the sand, the surf, the palms, but I must say the highlights of our stay here on Kauai are the awesome people like Candice we have had the opportunity to meet!
I have to again give kudos to Sam's kitchen and servers. Our meal was fantastic, both in taste and presentation!
We finished off the evening back at the condo playing dominoes! This was Bruce and Lorry's first crack at the game and they took to it like a duck to water! They dominated the win column!
Not to be out done, I was able to get my name in the record book! I was able to eclipse Shannon's record for the most points in one round, her 128 fell to my 134! So, now I have braggin' rights as the "biggest loser"!
Alberta Update Compliments of Yolanda!
The Coffey's swapped the sand for the snow!
Note how she is wearing her open toed mukluks!
Monday February 28th, 2022
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| Kawaihau Spur |
We all went out for our walk this morning, and Bruce and Lorry ventured off on a romantic meander up the hill side (the Kawaihau Spur) to see what was at the top!
Back at the Pono Kai, we spent some time at the pool, playing dominoes in the covered area as yesterday's sun day ended up being a bit excessive for some of us!
Lorry and Brenda took a walk to the Safeway for some fixin's for our grilled ono fish dinner. Thanks to Bruce for prepping and grilling, the lime rub, marinate concoction he made was awesome!
We whiled away the evening telling stories, reflecting on where we were, where we are and how we got there! It was the latest I've been up since arriving in Kauai! Thoroughly enjoyed the evening!
Tuesday, March 1st, 2022 Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday)!
Had a leisurely morning, coffee and fresh sour dough bread from the VIP Bakery. The owner/baker, Marlana makes fabulous sourdough! You have to Johnny on the spot to get it fresh as it sells out very quickly!
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| Marlana the baker! |
We met up with Kevin and Juliana at the Taps and Hops this evening.
Munchie picked up an awesome onesie with a matching bib and a cute blanket for Juliana & Kevin's future arrival. We learned tonight that "its a boy"!!
The evening was awesome and the little Irish firecracker that served us, Izzie, was great! Bruce tried the "reaper hot" wings. Izzie warned him that they would take your breath away hot and Bruce said Izzie did not lie! After downing a gallon of water and a beer to ease the flames Bruce could talk again!
Wednesday and Thursday March 2nd and 3rd, 2022
Wednesday was a day spent close to home. Kicking back on the beach and we tried our hand at croquette! We played two games, Bruce won one, and I won one!
Munchie had promised Bruce Kung Pow chicken and delivered it was very good!
On Thursday we had to go the the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall for our covid PCR tests. It was a seamless process and we had the results in about 2 hours (all testing negative!). We stopped by Nawiliwili and had lunch at Dukes.
We packed up the condo in preparation for our final departure. We had actually accumulated a fair amount of "stuff"! So we boxed up our unused food and all the stuff and delivered it to Josh and Alayna. They revealed they were calling their girl, Meredith!
That evening we took a stroll down town Kapaa and had pizza and wasabi fries at the Scorpaccita food truck. We spent the evening preparing for our departure tomorrow.
Friday March 4th, 2022
We woke up to an overcast morning, a fitting melancholy day for our farewell! We were all packed up and ready for our final mini move from H307 to E108. We had booked E108 as our departure times were late evening (Bruce and Lorry at 11:40pm and me and Munchie at 10:50pm). This way we could have the convenience of the shower etc to get ready for our departure.
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| Gab's new bike! |
I passed on the bike and accessories to Gab (he's the young man who works at the Pono Kai housekeeping and gave Shannon and I a ride to the Sleeping Giant). He was very appreciative and said his younger brother did not have a bicycle and would be so happy with it.
We ordered cabs for 9 pm and thought everything was falling into place, famous last words! I received notification that our flight was delayed. After a couple of delay notices from Delta, our flight departed at 4:50am! 
It was a bit of a scramble to re-arrange cabs and I ended up "ticking off" the one cab who ultimately cancelled both Bruce and Lorry and us. Bruce was able to find another cab for a 8:30 pick up, and after a bit I found another and scheduled a 1:00am pickup.
It was a bit of a scramble to re-arrange cabs and I ended up "ticking off" the one cab who ultimately cancelled both Bruce and Lorry and us. Bruce was able to find another cab for a 8:30 pick up, and after a bit I found another and scheduled a 1:00am pickup.
So we said our goodbyes and saw Bruce and Lorry off at the lobby. We had time to have a late shower and then waited for our cab to come. I ended up having to call the cab at 1:25am (she said she fell asleep!) So after all was said and done, we got to the airport and onto the plane at 4:50am!
Saturday March 5th, 2022
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| Majestic Princess |
We touched down at LAX at 11:50 am. By the time we got to the baggage carousel our luggage was already there! We hopped a cab and were at the cruise port and on the ship by 12:50 pm! The check in process for the ship was amazingly quick, simple and efficient!
We did a little bit of exploring on the ship, but not much, by that time we had been up for about 36hrs and were ready for bed!
Settling in for a nice relaxing cruise!
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