Kauai Friday Nov 11

Waiting for sun

Our last day in Kauai would be a full one because our flight out did not leave until 11pm. So in the morning we let the clouds and rain move out and, by 8:30 or so, Joan and I were snorkeling at Poipu Beach. We rented gear right at the beach and were quickly in the cool water watching hundreds of fish of many kinds and vivid colors it was beautiful, clear waters. It was a lot of fun. Oh, and we saw our daily rainbow, too.
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After that we said goodbye to Poipu Palm #103 and headed north to Lihue. There we drove around, shopping down near the port of Nawiliwili, visiting the overlook of Wailua Falls, sitting by the beach at Lydgate Beach where we ate the lunch we had prepared.

Lastly, we went to JJs Broiler on Kalapaki Bay and sat outside on the deck watching the surfers. We sat with another couple after they got briefly rained upon and we offered them cover at our table. So that made for some good conversation.

On to the airport for the long flight home (layover in Phoenix) on US Airways. Everything was on time, just really far. We got to Austin around 1:30 in the afternoon on Saturday, full of stories about our Hawaiian vacation.