Dad Bridges

It seem like when I was little, my dad would always stop and take pictures of bridges.  For a very long time.  I think it had to with his thesis or something.  Dad, since we are in Hawaii and you are in Russia with the spies and the vodka and the coldness, we are taking the bridge pictures for you.  Although, you probably have pictures of all of these bridges in a scrapbook somewhere.

The "One Lane" bridge to Hanalei.  This bridge crosses Hanalei River.  Only one car can cross at a time, so little lines of cars form on each side, waiting until it's their turn to cross.  As you can see, local courtesy is 5-7 cars.  When you cross, you wave to the person on the other side and move on to the rest of your day.  It's not a bad place to wait in traffic, is it?

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Art Happens

There is art everywhere in Kauai.  Art for sale, paintings on the walls of eating establishments, business signs.  It's right in front of you, calling you in and asking you to relax and look at it for a little while.  And then there is the random art that most people overlook.  This is my favorite kind.

A lasso holder at the Princeville Ranch

Wooden postcards at Princeville Ranch gift shop.  Postage is 75 cents.

Papaya sign at Big Save grocery in Hanalei town.  

Who knows what Papaya stands for??

No Smoking on the lanai at The Wake Up Cafe

Impromptu art on the bulletin board at Java Kai

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First Golf Day

Playing golf at Kaihuna Golf Club while Katie is diving near by. Real slow going....

But it's golf in Hawaii so who can complain.

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Horse backs and fanny packs

Horse at Anini Beach pastures.

Before we got to our bungalow on Monday afternoon, we drove down to Anini Beach, which is where our family stayed last year.  The are pastures across the street from the beach and after seeing the horses in those pastures, I was even more excited for our horseback ride.

WIld orchids growing around a palm tree outside the Princeville Ranch gift shop.

A lazy palamino cat (or miniture Hawaiian lion, however you choose to approach that) lounging on a picnic table.  Preston wanted to pet him but he pawed at Preston's hand and moved out of petting distance.

Yes, I wore a fanny pack.  And yes, I did take every opportunity to say, "You can put that in my fanny pack."  It wasn't as dorky though because I wore it to the side like the cool kids do.  You can see this in the photo.

For my birthday, Preston purchased a private guided horse back rise for two hours.  We checked in with Princeville Ranch before heading over to a pasture where our horses were waiting for us in the shade.  The one in front is named Wykoko and the one to the back is Bear Bear.

Preston on a horse.  He was a really good sport.  He even cantered.  

I dont remember this horses name, but I am going to call him "Grey Pony."

At the top of the hill, over looking the ocean and the mountain range.

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Did you rob a monkey?

Remember how I said I ended up with three bananas on the plane over to Kauai?  Well, before I realized that was all I was going to get to eat, I kept offering Preston one because he was hungry.  He finally said, "Where did you get so many bananas?  Did you rob a monkey?"  I didn't, but I did copy this post from Katie's Plate because I wanted to make sure everyone got a chance to read about the banana frosties at Banana Joe's.

    

Matt’s girlfriend Rachel is from Kapa’a Town in Kauai, a town we drive through to get to Hanalei.  

That's Rachel.

She gave us some food tips, one of which was the banana frosty at Banana Joe’s. 

Banana Joe’s is a little produce and smoothie “shack” on the side of the road.  They serve juice and smoothies and carry fresh fruit and breads, but we couldn’t stop without ordering the banana frosties that Rachel recommended.  The woman at the counter replied, “Now that is more like ice cream that a smoothie.  You eat it with a spoon.” 

 

Not a problem.

 

You may be thinking, “Now Katie, would that have milk in it?”  It doesn’t!  The frosty is made with only frozen apple bananas (the small local bananas they grow locally).  In fact, 1 frosty is about 3 apple bananas, or 80 to 100 calories.  And it tastes very much like ice cream and lake house weekends.

 

They make these frosties with a Champion Juicer.  I don’t know what a champion juicer is or how much it costs, but I think I want one.

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