Hawaii: Day 3

Hawaii: Day 3

We decided to use day 3 as a "down" day. Olivia had been begging to spend some time at the beach, so we took the day off from sight-seeing (is that even possible on this beautiful island?) and went to Ke'e (pronounced kay-ay) Beach.

We traveled all the way back up the eastern coast of Kauai to the very end of the road. You see, the main road that goes around the perimeter of the island doesn't quite go all the way around. There's a portion of the island (the north shore, it's called) that is so mountainous that the road doesn't go over it. So, at the very end of the road on the north shore is this beach.

We stopped on the way and rented some snorkeling gear. We arrived at the beach around 1pm and stayed until around 5pm. during that time, we swam with exotic fish, walked down the beach a ways, and sunned ourselves on the beach. The sun was incredibly hot..probably the most intense sun I think I've ever felt. That's probably due to the fact that we're much closer to the equator than in Virginia. Oh, and the sand was so hot that you could be sure you'd burn your feet as you ran (read: forget walking!) from your beach towel to the water.

We left the beach, dropped off our snorkel gear and grabbed a bite to eat at a little bar and grill place in Hanalei. After that, we came back to the hotel, took a dip in the pool and jacuzzi, and then passed out. I find that I'm the "featherweight" on this trip: I find that my eyelids get uncontrollably heavy around 10:30-11pm.

It's time to head out on today's journey. We're heading up the western coast to check out the "grand canyon" of Hawaii. It was so spectacular from the helicopter..I can't wait to check it out from the ground.

Posted by Jeff at June 17, 2003 04:20 PM