Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Monk Seal in action... kinda
This video really isn't that exciting, but we have never uploaded a video before. We thought this seal was going to put on a little show, but he just moves a little at the beginning and the end of the movie. Preston's narration is quite funny if I do say so myself.
Wednesday morning sunrise.
Woke up early and watched the sunrise with a cup of coffee. I was the only person on the beach.I felt like I was in a yoga video. After breakfest, it's of to Ke'e Beach.
Moncong!
Preston and I stopped at the fish market on our way back from Hanalei. It is just a little counter in the back of a shopping center. We bought a fish called Moncong, which we had never heard of before. I was intrigued by the description, which was “mild, sweet and fluffy.” We also bought some scallops and seasoned them with a spicy “Aloha rub.” Preston was in charge of grilling the fish while I pan seared the scallops and a yam/eggplant medley. My mom helped chop vegetables for the salad and mango salsa while giving me cooking tips over her shoulder. I think she was scared that I wa
s in the kitchen. I realized It was a cooking adventure for all of us when I asked Alison to google “what scallops look like when they’re done.” But it was amazing!Moncong, whatever it is, is the best tasting fish in the world. Ever.
s in the kitchen. I realized It was a cooking adventure for all of us when I asked Alison to google “what scallops look like when they’re done.” But it was amazing!Moncong, whatever it is, is the best tasting fish in the world. Ever.
Kayaking Hanalei River
We spent Tuesday morning kayaking a river that runs along the side of the main road into a wildlife refuge.
First we paddled inland, toward the one car bridge that is the turn around point. We almost made it, but turned around a bit early.
That is when we discovered how much easier it is to kayak downstream!
This river let out into Hanalei Bay, so we stopped there for a rest before heading in. All in all, a three hour tour.
We then grabbed lunch in town and headed back to the house for a nice long nap in the shade.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
Happy to be in Hanalei
We spent the majority of the past two days hanging out at the beach in town and grabbing lunch with the parents. On Sunday, we took a brief hike up the Powerline Trail. It follows the, you guessed it, power lines and is 11 miles long. We were only out there for about an hour, but it was worth it for the view. Then it was back to the house for steaks with the family and star gazing on the beach with Pres. I’ve never seen so many stars, not even in Colorado. There is really nothing better than this.
I made breakfast this morning, breakfast burritos for Preston and Craig, scrambled eggs for mom and fresh tropical fruit salads for Alison and I. Apparently, even though I can't eat eggs, I can still make a mean breakfast burrito. There is great fruit here, papaya, mango, pineapples, apples, cherries, grapes, and dragon fruit... which we had never seen before. Preston googled how to eat it and prepared one for us. It is bright red on the inside and the texture is like a kiwi, but it is not sweet and doesn't really have a taste to it. They say it makes good mixed drinks... maybe we will try a dragon fruit martini... hmmm...
Will's favorite word in balloon so Preston and I bought him one at the store. He follows it around and says, "balloooo!"
Preston played golf with my dad at Princeville… it is a resort near us. It is mostly closed for renovations, but one of the two golf courses is open along with the clubhouse, gym and spa (did someone say spa?). Preston played this course last year and thought it was "gymicy" (not sure on that spelling, but I'm going with it) Hope he likes it better this time. My mom, Alison, Craig and I lounged on Anini Beach, right in front of our house, while Will napped. There is a hedge of bushes between our house and the beach, so we can't really see the sand. I've been imagining that that beach is a secluded area, but when we got out there, of couse there were other people. Not enough to call it crowded, but it was a surprise. I guess we should have known... there is a reef and it's a well known snorkel area. Lots of windsurfing and kite jumping. Might try some of that tomorrow.
Tonight, we are grilling fresh mahi mahi that we bought at the fish market today and roasting marshmallows in the fire pit... if we can manage to get a fire going!! We bought stuff to make smores… including organic dark chocolate without milk, and can you believe that marshmallows and graham crackers are “Katie-friendly” foods? They are! I already ate one of the chocolate bars. I haven't had one of those in so long... and it was gooood.
Tomorrow morning, the plan is to grab some kayaks in town and paddle into one of the three national wildlife refuges on the island. It is a calm river, kind of like the Comal, so my parents are coming along. AND it was Preston’s idea. We’ll see how it goes!!
I’m not sure when I’m going to get to all of the adventures I’ve planned… now that we are here, I just want to relax and be at the beach, and Preston doesn't seem to have any problems with that!
Will post pictures later, Pres has the camera at the golf course so he can capture images of his hole in one.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
20 Hours Later
Wow it took a long time for us to get here!! Some pictures from the journey...
It was worth it!!!
Friday, August 14, 2009
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