After a very island-like laid back day yesterday to rejuvenate our bodies, we were ready for a bit more excitement today. Oh boy, did we get it! We both wanted to do some snorkeling and that isn't something you can do easily without some guidance (aka tour group). The hotel had a tour desk, so we chatted with them and booked a combo snorkel, historical site tour and white knuckle boat ride.    The tour started about 45 minutes west of the our hotel at...

So, what I didn't put in the blog from yesterday was that we were scheduled to do a 4-5 hike today with a local guide. We were to meet him at 630am this morning in Waimea, then head up to Waimea Canyon for an off the grid hike. Well, halfway home from our all day adventure on the Na'Pili coast, thinking about hauling our asses out of bed at 530am, pulling on the hiking shoes and hitting another trail did NOT sound appealing. So we cancelled. Best de...

Our intent was to get a very early start to the day, as we were driving to the North Shore to hike part of the Kalalua Trail. While we did get moving by 630, it was still later than planned. After picking up a couple of coffees from Starbucks, we were on the road.   First stop was by the Ono Family Restaurant in Kapa'a for breakfast about 45 minutes away. We both had local specialties....me kalua pork and fried rice (breakfast of champions) and Ken Port...

Due to the physical activities from yesterday, it was an early bedtime last night. Which meant an early wake up this morning. Since I was awake, I decided to do sunrise yoga on the beach at 6:15am. The sun was just coming up over the mountains, and what better way to welcome it but to do the Sun Salutation overlooking the beach. OK, maybe sitting on the lanai with a big cup of coffee and a danish, but that would come later. Ken, on the other hand opted fo...

After another good nights sleep, relaxing breakfast and some reading time, it was time to head to the northeast part of the island for our day of surfing. The beach we were meeting our "Learn to Surf" instructor (yes, that was the company's name!) had instructions like "after mile marker 21 turn and then by mailbox 4253 there is a dirt road, go to the end then get out and walk down the hill to the beach".  The traffic going through Lihue was quite heavy and...