Final Entry

I got sick. Violently so, which caused me to put off the Kauai entries until now. Not sure what caused it, but I spent quite a while in the bathroom of our little cottage one night. Before that, however, we had spent the morning sitting in an outdoor pavilion enjoying the weather while Kathryn sketched and I poked around in the nearby shops. The next day was surfing. I woke up feeling better and we headed into town to meet Ian, our surfing instructor. Ian was a true surf bum, a good teacher and heck of a nice guy. Before we even got in the water we learned about how waves work and how to spot riptides by looking at the water. Unfortunately, during the lessons I started feeling bad again and we didn’t do much that afternoon. But we did have some nice relaxing time to enjoy our own little piece of Hawaiian heaven.

Our last day was one of the busiest. We took off early in the morning for Queen’s Bath, a prime snorkeling spot. But the tide was high and the waves were big, so instead we found a little waterfall and spent some time taking in the jungle around us. After that we went bag to the cottage to pack up. Then it was a trip into another town for last minute souvenir shopping and a visit to our favorite coffee shop. After that, we did our most touristy activity and took a cruise up river to the Fern Grotto. The way upriver was filled with interesting facts, but on the trip back down the river we were treated to traditional Hawaiian music and hula dancing. It was a great way to end the trip.