Hello from Kauai!
After a crappy breakfast of scrambled eggs, peppers, onions, and cheese
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| Gross |
And a 20 minute session on the treadmill
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| Morning treadmill view |
I went back to the cabin, changed shoes, and got packed for my day. Today’s plan was going to happen, rain or no rain, so the waterproof jacket and hat got tucked into my bag.
There was only one place (technically two?) I wanted to go today, the nearby Kalapaki beach and Duke’s. When Ed and I have been here before we’ve contemplated Duke’s, but there’s always been a long line. It’s also so expensive it’s been hard for us to justify eating or drinking there. But on this visit it’s just me, the sun is shining, and it’s my last Hawaiian port. So today I first perused the grounds of what used to be the Marriott but is now the Royal Sonesta. Beautiful flowers and foliage and a koi pond, complete with food so you could feed them. The koi were huge.
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| There was a bathroom nearby, too |
Then a little stroll down the beach and a little bit of people watching had me ready for the 10:45 AM opening of Duke’s.
Once seated somebody may or may not have had more than one Mai Tai.
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| Mai Tai #1 |
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| #2 |
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| #3 |
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| And a guava daiquiri/martini kind of drink. |
Before my cheeseburger I contemplated having a piece of hula pie but when the server told me there is a pint of ice cream in one slice, I passed.
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| I could only eat half. But so good. |
Instead, on my way back to the ship I stopped off for one last shave ice.
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| What would you choose? |
I chose the small Alive made from strawberry, banana, and vanilla. I guess the vanilla was the blue? Oh so tasty.
It was definitely a magnificent day and a great way to end my time on the islands. We now have five long sea days until we arrive in Ensenada, Mexico.
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| Bye, Nawiliwili. Hope to see you again! |
