Day 11 – Feb 7
Early in the day, although cloudy, the ladies decided to surf. Lucy and I were relegated to the observer status as Freddi and Tara-Lee rented boards and headed out to the surf. T
he waves are small but regular in the bay and that makes it a good place to paddle board and catch the occasional wave. They did very well and had lots of fun. We had watched the Koe being fed in the courtyard be
fore they went for their activity.Once they had enough of the salt water dumpings, they returned to shore and we readied ourselves for another car adventure. This time we drove up the west coast and headed for the Waimea Canyon. Once again the day was not a sunny one, or at least that was the case when we set out.
We drove up to Waimea and had a nice Taco at the local taco joint (very delicious maki-mahi taco) before we set off up the Canyon to see the wonders of the inner island. We stopped a couple of time to enjoy the vistas and feel the warmth of the sun. It was very nice inland. On our final stop at Kalalau lookout we were in the clouds and were actually above some of the helicopters we could see ho
vering over the Napali coast line. Our altitude was 5100 feet above sea level. The clouds opened and closed to afford some pretty impressive vistas of the ocean and the Napali coastline.
Late in the afternoon we worked our way back to the resort to get cleaned up for dinner. We usually go to dinner (once a visit) at Gaylords Plantation and we tried to reserve for this evening. This was when we found out that the owners had made a change form the tradition of gaylords (fine dining in a traditional fashion) to a new look and feel. Now named 22 0 North, the owners have taken a local stance and have now sought to provide all ingredients from either their 22 acres farm or the local markets to ensure that they produce local food and encourage local development. The menu changed quite substantially but it was still special and the food that we tasted was well above average. We enjoyed some local Kauai beef, veal and lamb along with some very interesting and special local veggies. We also enjoyed a Freemark Abbey Merlot wine from the California Napa Valley (only non-island component of sinner). It was a nice dinner in a beautiful old plantation house that has been maintained over the years.
We returned to the resort and crashed after another good vacation day.
vering over the Napali coast line. Our altitude was 5100 feet above sea level. The clouds opened and closed to afford some pretty impressive vistas of the ocean and the Napali coastline.Late in the afternoon we worked our way back to the resort to get cleaned up for dinner. We usually go to dinner (once a visit) at Gaylords Plantation and we tried to reserve for this evening. This was when we found out that the owners had made a change form the tradition of gaylords (fine dining in a traditional fashion) to a new look and feel. Now named 22 0 North, the owners have taken a local stance and have now sought to provide all ingredients from either their 22 acres farm or the local markets to ensure that they produce local food and encourage local development. The menu changed quite substantially but it was still special and the food that we tasted was well above average. We enjoyed some local Kauai beef, veal and lamb along with some very interesting and special local veggies. We also enjoyed a Freemark Abbey Merlot wine from the California Napa Valley (only non-island component of sinner). It was a nice dinner in a beautiful old plantation house that has been maintained over the years.
We returned to the resort and crashed after another good vacation day.
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