Next, we spent two days in Kaua’i. I’ll mention here that the kids subsisted on Jello and Watermelon most of the week on the ship. Maybe some macaroni and cheese and yogurt too. One unexpected plus to this trip is that Alyson has finally learned to use a napkin instead of her shirt to clean her face 🙂 Here’s the view from the Aloha Cafe buffet where we spent many many meals.
Here’s the water off the side of the ship, while we were in Kaua’i.
I have SO many wonderful pictures of Kaua’i, it’s hard to pick the ones to share.
The first day, we took a shuttle to Coconut Marketplace, where Mom insisted the kids try a shaved ice. I’d never heard of getting a shaved ice with ice cream in it. They were H-U-G-E!
Here’s silly Alyson
The second day, we (less Alyson) went on a kayaking excursion. Christian and I went kayaking a few years ago (much closer to home), so we were really excited to go again. This time, we were kayaking down a river, 3.5 miles if I remember correctly. Here’s the view Bill had for the trip.
And the guides took this one for us.
I do get the bad mommy award here, though. BJ was calling Christian over to “show him something” and I was certain he was going to splash Christian. So I tried to splash BJ a little and got him in the eye *cringe*. The kid milked it for all it was worth, hiding and fussing about it for EVER afterward. He did finally perk up a little after the kayaking was over and the guides showed us sleeping grass, that wilts when it’s disturbed.
We had a short hike back to the van, passing under so many crop trees (avocado, coffee, and I don’t remember the others). Then a quick drive to our lunch destination. From here, we went down… down… down… hundreds of steps to a waterfall.
We even (less BJ) were brave enough to sit IN the waterfall (although I couldn’t get all the way up there… I couldn’t see and was worried about losing my contacts). It was a bit cold, but felt great.
I’ll admit, the climb back UP to the lunch area was exhausting for me.
The boys and Bill made it back up without a rest.
On the way back, the guide pointed out this view of the fish pond, which they discussed while we kayaked. It is a historical site and no longer in use, but the pond used to fill with fish with the tide.
This picture is as the ship left port, a lighthouse.
And the Na Pali coastline
And the boys ready for dinner. Kids get away with wearing whatever they want in all of the restaurants. Us adults had to wear dresses (collared shirts for the men) for most of the restaurants.
