Kauai day 4, part 1 - The Sleeping Giant

Today, we took one of the trails that I've always wanted to try... up to the top of the Sleeping Giant! Only 4 miles round trip!

You can see the head of the Giant up in the distance:



And away we go...



... and go...



... and go!



Very soon we are up above Wailua!



Here's a great view of the river mouth.



Then we are up to the top of his sternum.



End of the trail? But, we haven't reached the head yet!



We wait on the neck:



While the kids head to the head:





A couple of views from the top... Makai - side:



and mauka - side:



Our day isn't over yet... more to come!

Hawaiian Quilts

While in Kauai, Cheryl and I each got a pack of Hawaiian fabric scraps from Hilo Hattie. It was $5 per bag of mostly square scraps which were remnants from their clothing production. I picked a masculine looking pack to make a quilt for Chris's room. Cheryl got a more colorful pack. Here are our finished quilts...

Here's Cheryl's. It's her first quilt and she did a great job:



And here is the one that I made for Chris:



Not bad for $5, huh?

It's been a busy at work since we got back, but look for the Kauai recap to start up again soon!
Aloha!

Kauai - day 3

Cheryl and I started our day with a 6 mile run to spouting horn and back; then we moved East... Hitting all our favorite hot spots:

1) Walmart

2) Coconut Marketplace

3) Hilo Hattie's

4) Waipouli Center (the one with the painting of a whale)

5) Wailua Falls



6) Opaekaa Falls



We also hit Anchor Cove, Kalapaki Beach and then back to Grandma's house to hang out.





Did you kiddos save a beer for Papa?



How many people's 97 year old grandma can cook Chicken Hekka? (Don'[t forget to dig to the bottom because there it tofu!)



Grandma K is really amazing... and a GREAT cook!



Excuse us while we finish our YUMMY dinner... :oD

Hooray for Hollywood!!!

We interrupt the Kauai recap with an 11 mile run up to the Hollywood sign with the Run With Soul running group.



The cave in this one is the cave they used in the old Batman series. It's the original batcave! :wink: It's not really a cave; just a few intersecting tunnels.



After that it was a long drive home in bumper to bumper traffic. Then I had to jump in the shower to get ready for a retirement party. Busy busy Saturday!

Happy Weekend Everyone!

Kauai 2015 - day 2

Today we stuck to the south and west sides of the island, doing the sight seeing thing. We need to make sure that all the standard sights are still there, and if they are then our place is right in the world. haha!

Yep. Menehune Ditch is still there :oD



... the swinging bridge too!







The Waimea black sand beach is just how we remembered it.



And the landing:



Look who I found on the landing. He crawled right up onto my hand. I had Jim hold him for a picture.



The Russian Fort is still there:



... there's a familar sight:



Messing around a the river mouth.





Uhhhh.... can someone translate, please?



Spouting Horn is still there!





And a guy named Prince Kuhio ;oD



We hit the Sunshine Market in Kekaha for bananas and mountain apples...







YUM... uh, NOT! Haha!

Then back to hanging out at Grandma K's house and L&L for dinner.







ALOHA, day 2!!!

Are you ready? Kauai 2015 - day 1

... for Grandma K's 97th birthday!
This is our first time to Kauai in any other season other than summer. We arrived in Kauai around 1:30pm. There was no food service on our American non-stop from LAX, and we proved that 4 people can survive on two peanut butter pop-tarts... but just barely.

Our first stop was Hamura's for lunch; next check-in to our condo at Castle Kiahuna; and then to Grandma's house.



Those two little rascals are Kai and Kala, my cousin Keenan's dogs. Kala is the sweet old man and Kai is the hyperactive middle schooler with ADD. haha!

Here's a blast from the past! A 4-generations picture from 25 years ago!



... A 4-generations picture today! :oD



Here's a few more family pics from the first day... Cheryl had to have her Papa picture!



My mom and her mom together:



And one more... So we have proof of who's taller now Papa!



After a nice dinner of L&L BBQ, we head back to our 2.98 star condo for the night:



ALOHA!!!

Where's Chris?

I've been posting a lot about running and racing with Cheryl, but not so much about Chris. Since I was so sore today from boot camp last week, I skipped out on our long Saturday run. Cheryl went running with her friend and I went running with Chris... Jena-girl tagged along too =oD



There was 60% chance of rain today, but it turned out to be a beautiful day!



BIG NEWS! Next Fall Chris is going to be a Toro! He accepted admission to Cal State Dominugez Hills in the school of Computer Science. We are so proud of him!



Congrats to Chris!!!