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Kauai

April 23, 2010 at 5:44 pm Leave a comment

Ahhhh Kauai, how we loved you. On the last week I was able to fly, we took a trip to Kauai and stayed in a house a block from Poipu Beach. Being pregnant, I wasn’t able to enjoy surfing or diving, so we opted for a super chill holiday instead. Lazy mornings over breakfast, followed by flip-flops on as we head to the beach with the pop-up chair, bucket and shovel.

This beach was full of toddlers and parents around our age, and there was a tide-pool for the little ones to wade in. Even though Jacob lives near the ocean, this is a new experience for him as the water in Northern California is too cold for this kind of fun. This didn’t stop Jacob from exploring and splashing in the water. And Jacob loved getting thrown in the water by daddy!

All this fun would tire Jacob out- not to mention the jet lag (which often resulted in Jacob waking at 4am!).

We did venture out from the south shore a bit to see the sites. Everywhere we went there were wild chickens. This amused Jacob to no end. He would chase them around and tell them to ‘come’ and ‘sit’!

We also went on a boat tour of Wailua River and Fern Grotto. There were Hawaiian singers and dancers on the boat and we got to walk through the gardens to the grotto.

We also toured the Plantation Gardens – some of the cactuses were planted in the 30s!

We also saw Waimea Canyon and the waterfalls.

The weather cooperated nicely and we only had short stints of rain. Because of this we were able to take a lot of walks through the area, and sit out for beautiful sunsets.

We watched Jacob’s vocabulary blossom while on the trip, and he was often eager to express himself to strangers. He also had an enormous appetite- eating from morning until night time. We cooked a lot of meals at home, but went out for a few meals and Jacob kept everyone entertained, whether they wanted it or not! Jacob even ordered his daddy a beer at one restaurant (the waiter asked if Jacob wanted a beer and he said, ‘nooooo, but daddy wants a beer!’.

We are hoping to return again in a few years when Jacob can REALLY enjoy the water, and little sister can start making her own sand castles.

Entry filed under: Family, Jacob, Travel. Tags: Fern Grotto, Hawaii, Jacob, Kauai, Waimea River, wild chickens.