Kauai Favorites (1997)

Aloha. In September 1997 Theresa and I visited Kauai, Hawaii for the first time. This is the story about our wonderful vacation. Come with us and we will show some sights around this beautiful, intimate, and romantic "Garden Isle."

  After 5 hours of flying on American Transworld Airway on an Airbus, we touched down at Honolulu, Oahu. We were greeted  by a representative from Pleasant Hawaiian Holidays. She hang flower lei around our necks. It's just amazing to see some of these beautiful tropical blossoms and smell the fragrance. We then took a quick flight to Kauai. After picking up our green convertible from Dollar Rent-A-Car at the Lihue airport, we drove to Gloria's Spouting Horn Bed-and-Breakfast at Poipu. It became our home for the next 9 days/8 nights.  I surprised Theresa by calling ahead for a tropic flower arrangement. I told the store to do something spectacular.  I thought they did a wonderful job. 

This is a picture of me standing outside on the lanais at our bed & breakfast inn. We were just 30 feet away from the surf. I must say that the sound of the surf is REALLY loud. Instead of being soothed by the gentle waves, we were energized by the pounding and surging whitewaters. Fortunately, we were never bothered. Yes, after 8 days of waiting and watching, we did catch a glimpse of the green sea turtles. Sorry I have no pictures to show. You just have to trust me on that one :-) After a nice drink (my favorite was a drink called Lava Flow) at the grand resort Hyatt Regency at sunset and a quick walk along the Poipu beach. We went to bed. The next morning, being Sunday, we decided to go to church. It turns out that Saint Raphael happens to be the oldest church on Kauai. After the service we walked around the grounds and then drove toward the west side of the island because Theresa was in the mode to do a little hiking.

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    Gloria's Spouting Horn Bed & Breakfast Inn