Thanksgiving Dinner on a Plane?

Our last half day in Kauai.
It was beautiful, fun, adventures....awesome!
Thank you Handsome for taking me.

Going going back back to Cali Cali
(Is that how the song goes?)

Great job Hawaiian Airlines with hooking us up with a Thanksgiving dinner.
I was sad, not having turkey for Thanksgiving for the second year in a row.
Then the Captain announces we are getting a traditional turkey dinner.
We were excited!

Lunch with Mommy and Daddy Chen

Kauai Vacation Day 7

Today we drove all the way to the Northern most part of the Island.
The beach at Haena State Park the waves were so big that the
life guards would not let anyone go near them.
They were the largest waves I have ever seen in my life.

Before the Lu'au we took some pictures near our hotel.

At the Lu'au

I think we had one too many Mai Tais.

Make Room the the Chens!!

The best Lu'au on the island: Smith's Tropical Paradise
First they greeted us with necklaces and took pictures of us.
Then they gave us a trolly tour of the beautiful grounds.
There were chickens, roosters and peacocks everywhere!
Then there was the ceremony where they took the pig out of the ground.
We ate and drank.
Then in an outdoor theater we watched the show.
It was really good with all types of dances:
Polynesian
Philipino
Chinese
Japanese
Hawaiian
Really cool!
There were flames, arrows, fighting, volcanoes erupting..
Very Cool!

Kauai Vacation Day 6

On this day we drove through the Weimea Canyon on the West Side of the Island. Mark Twain calls it the Grand Canyon of the Pacific. It was gorgeous! Then We went back to Poipu on the South side of the island to the Hyatt's Anara Spa for massages. It was GREAT! And boy did I need it. My arms were sore from the kayaking the day before.
For dinner we went to Kintaros.
There sushi was really good.
I would rate it the second best sushi I have ever had.
Number one, of course, goes to the sushi we had in Japan.

Kauai Vacation Day 5

On this day we kayaked 2.5 miles up the Wailua River, hiked a mile in a tropical rain forest, had lunch at a 100+ foot water fall, hiked out and kayaked back to where we started. It was dirty, la little strenuous but gorgeous and fun.

Kauai Vacation Day 4

Fernando is ready to go Snorkeling at Lygate Beach Park.

Took a small trip to a really cool Light House on the East Side of the Island.

At Roy's Fernando ordered the Fish.
I had to introduce Ana to their famous Chocolate Souffle.
It is delicious!

Kauai Vacation Day 3

New Friends
Tom is Chris' cousin
Beth is Tom's Wife
Thank you for all the laughs and memories!
It was awesome!

ATVing out on Kipu Ranch

We drove all the up to this look out.
The land is privately owned so this beach is totally empty.
Must be nice.

The Whole Kauai Gang

Our guide told us about a short hike to the Kipu Falls.
So we went.

Gorgeous. It looks like it's straight out of a movie.
It probably was. There have been so many movies filmed in Kauai.
Jurassic Park
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Six Days, Seven Nights
Honeymoon in Las Vegas
Outbreak
Hook
Lord of the Flies
The Thornbirds
Throw Mama from the Train
Dragonfly
George of the Jungle
Mighty Joe Young
Just to name a few

Beth is my new hero.

We had to take the gang to have some Shrimp truck Garlic shrimp.

Kauai Coffee Fields

The Coffee Bean

Tasting all types of coffee at Kauai Coffee

Doesn't it look fake?
But it's not.

Dinner at the Brick Oven

Kauai Vacation Day 2

Today we just hung out until Ana and Chris arrived.
Went to the Hyatt for coffee and to take pictures.
Visited a Botanical Garden and the Spouting Horn.
Shopped at an out door jewelry market and farmers market.
Had lunch at a shrimp truck parked on the side of the road.

Bird at the Hyatt

Flower at the Hyatt

Bird Dancing at the Hyatt

An interesting McDonalds snack

Look what was hanging out at Wal-Mart

The Cary's are very excited to be here