Winter feelings!

Here's a great ad from Hermes...just to get you in the winter spirit.

It's not really been cold much, so I need some help! LOL

Karin and Walter's audition tape for Steffen

Well, hopefully I got the music added correctly and the title inserted properly. Those of us without KIDS have a tough time you know...LOL

I hate how shaky this video is, but the tripod wasn't quite right. I probably didn't know how to put it together well. Again, I need a kid around sometimes!

a little birdie told me Steffen P likes Coldplay...so that's the music. I love these songs!

My 1st attempt at editing a video.. :0)

Karin and Walter!

Inspiring Videos

If you have not seen this, you will be amazed. (even if you HAVE seen it....it's STILL amazing!)

Take a virtual swim!

I know what I will be missing! The surf, and Hersey's Kisses with Macadamia Nuts...only available in the islands~~ cruel!!!!!

North Shore of Kauai

Awww.....our last day. It's so hard to leave Hawaii! But we had all day to venture up to the beautiful North side of the Island. You cannot travel all the way around Kauai, the road dead ends at the Na'Pali cliffs....which are SO beautiful, it's hard to even describe them!

Here are some pic's I got on the way up to 'the end of the road'

Hard to see, but there are white horses out in this pasture...

The road runs right along the water for most of the way up!

I did mention the chickens are everywhere, didn't I?

Beautiful coastline, close

to Anini Beach, a surfer checks out the waves...

Famous "Little Green Church" in Hanalei, and a view from the Church interior

Taro Fields in Hanalei. Taro Chips are "da Kine!"

(yummy)

A river in Hanalei

And a view of Hanalei Town. The Little Green Church is just to the right of this pic...but I couldn't get it all in.

Native Style

Jungle Trees. Getting close to the Cliffs.


A natural Cave, just on the side of the road

Go swimming in the cave? I don't think so...

Funny Tiki Face

The Na'Pali Cliffs. This is the end of the road. You can hike in farther, or take a boat or helicopter, but this is it for cars!

I didn't take this last picture, but it gives you an idea of what the cliffs look like just around this bend.

radise, isn't it? I think I will retire here, sound good? :0)

Yesterday and today

A few pictures from yesterday.... above, the lobby with the great coffee...

Now that's a COOL church sign!!

The Wialua river, in Hanapepe

A shady spot......

Sunset at Salt Pond Beach.......

Hawaii, continued!

Good Morning from Paradise!







I'm having coffee in the lobby.


It's so good, I don't want to make it in my room,



plus, no internet in the cottages. I took this picture of the pink hibiscus outside of the cabin.


Yesterday, a gal that works at the hotel asked Sam to look at her horse, next door to the Cottages....lol....no escaping work. Poor horse has laminitis. I guess there is a vet on the island, but he is a bird specialist, and lives in Princeville...which is at the other end of the island. He'll work on the horses, but it's not ideal.



She left us a beautiful gift bag on our cabin door with wine, a cool book about the ranching history of Kauai and some other goodies, including chocolate covered Mac nuts. YUM!



We made it up to Wiamea Canyon, and got these pictures. It is as breathtaking as the Grand Canyon.


If you click on the picture, you can see two waterfalls....
Here's a fun place, that made me think of Julie and Josie:





























Here's a place that MIGHT be affordable, ....maybe...

Tales from Hawaii

Aloha!

We made it to the Islands, after a loooong flight. ( with mandatory screaming babies...lol. )

It's fun to arrive with someone who has never seen Hawaii before, Sam's eyes were HUGE! He looked like a kid seeing Disneyland for the 1st time.

We got in around 6:00 local time, and went to have dinner at the Marriott Kauai Lagoons Hotel.

I ended up running into Bunny's niece Tiara, who works there. I visited Hawaii 19 years ago with Bunny, and her mother Claire was hugely pregnant with Tiara! Talk about making me feel old!

We are staying at the Wiamea Plantation Cottages. It's a gorgeous compound of little Hawaiian cottages....I found out that there used to be a big plantation and a town up the road call Manae, and when the Plantation closed, the town was eventually vacated. The cottages where the plantation boss's homes, which were moved here. They are so charming, with all the original old wood windows & floors!

The beach here isn't terrific for swimming, at least not in the winter months, but they have a great pool right next to the ocean, and two big hammocks. No need to leave!

What they do have is CHICKENS! The chickens have taken over the island! LOL...and they crow aLL the time. All night! I don't mind, I think it's funny, but light sleepers would be better off in a huge hotel. I was told the hurricaine blew through here and set them all free from a big poultry ranch....now they are everywhere!

The locals don't mind them, because they eat the bugs. I guess there is a nasty centipede with a very painful bite, so the chickens keep those down. A hotel employee said the Filipinos catch them and eat them, but they won't ever get them all...lol.

Sam has classes for about 4 hours each day, so I get pool time, and blog time...lol.

It works out just fine!

More to come...

need an update here...

Someone (BUNNY) says I need to update this....LOL....

Let's see, what's new? It's a rainy election day.

I leave Saturday for Hawaii. I am finding it a bit hard to get in the tropical spirit, but

once you get there, Hawaii works it's magic. I never want to leave. Bun- I will try to hit all the spots we did, way back when. If I can remember that far back...LOL.

Meet Flip, my newest friend...

it is a camcorder. About the easiest thing I've ever used. And it can record an HOUR of video...without tapes or memory cards to fuss with. Just plug it into the computer and that's it!

I LIKE easy. And pretty cheap too.

This is going to be perfect for vacation, horse shows, (RAQUEL'S HORSE SHOWS, Bunny...lol) etc.

Yes, you people can borrow it. :0)