With watching three full length movies 'on the seatback in front of us' and eating two meals, the time just flew[ouch!] by. After a short layover and change of planes in Honolulu it was on to Kauai. We had already made our dinner reservations, so once we got our luggage up to the room, we drove to Keoki's Paradise for the first 'fruity' drinks. By the time we finished dinner and dessert, it had been a long, long day, having added 6 hours to it by flying west.

The ocean was just across the street from our condo so we had a great view from our lanai. Our condo at Lawai Beach Resort is just south of Poipu. We snorkeled at several great sites, including the one right across the street. I spent two mornings going scuba diving while Sonia did some additional sightseeing. We took in two hula shows and in general just relaxed.

Princeville is up on the ridge overlooking Hanalei. Our condo was next to a pond which provided a nice frog serenade. We had some rain, but still found plenty of opportunities to get in and on the water -- doing more snorkeling and taking a boat ride along the Na Pali coast.

We had great visibility on our 'island hop' from Kauai to Hawaii. We flew over parts of Oahu and Maui, so it was fun identifying landmarks that we had visited on previous trips.

The three hour trip was very pleasant. We stopped at a black sand beach for a picnic lunch and got to see three green sea turtles coming out of the water to rest. That was definitely the highlight of the day [except for the cold beer in Kona -- but I'm getting ahead of myself].