Aloha Kauai

Our last days on Kauai were spent at the magical Fish Shack, a one room shack with outdoor shower 20 feet from the waves. Funky perfect. We explored the East Side, saw the documentary film Of Wind and Waves about Woody Brown, who learned how to fly with Charles Lindbergh, set an altitude record for gliders, invented the first fiberglass surfboard and designed catamaran.
Oh, also he was a pioneer big wave surfer in the 1950's and surfed until he was 90, he's now 94 and on tour with his documentary. Worth seeing!

The beautiful Hawaiian owner of Da Fish Shack befriended us. On our last morning, she brought her mother-of-pearl inlaid ukelele and sang in Hawaiian, a song she composed. Another magical moment in our journey. That was our Aloha to Kauai.

Watercolors and walks

Mark painted this watercolor looking in a mirror wearing a fresh lei that he got when we checked into the Bali Hai Villas. One of a series of self-portraits Mark has been doing for the last several months.

We hiked yesterday on the Napali coastline -- a beautiful day in the sun! It rains frequently there, as we could tell from the muddy portions of the trail (which were very slippery, climbing over boulders and up and down steep inclines!) It was a two mile hike from Ke'e Beach near Hanalei to "Secret Beach" up and down a mountain and then back in the afternoon sun another two miles! A great workout.

Last night we had a great dinner overlooking the mountains, ocean and sunset listening to some local jazz. It was our last night in Princeville. Now to our next place called Da Fish Shack. On the ocean with outdoor shower only.

The picture of the buddha on the tombstone is from an old Japanese cemetery on the South side of the island. This was an ancient cemetery with incredible Japanese characters chiseled into stone. It was hauntingly beautiful. Elizabeth painted the watercolor from the picture while we were here in Bali Hai.

Next week we move to Honolulu.