Rainbows are a big deal here and finding one to photograph is not difficult. This morning offered a unique opportunity - both ends visible and disappearing into the ocean. If you look closely, you can even see a second rainbow parallel to the first. I kept trying to get a panorama, but I could not get the entire rainbow and some ground into an image. This one will have to do. Double click the photo to see it as a larger image.
The jet lag is wearing off. Here are some photos to situate our location for the next couple of months. We are housed in a condo that is part of the Pali Ke Kua complex near Princeville, Kauai. This is the same area we have stayed in during our previous visits, but we are on the ground floor this year. The lanai (patio is ten yards from the cliff overlooking the ocean.
Kauai is four times zones removed from Minneapolis and it takes some time to adjust. We ended up getting to bed about 2 in the morning so we were really tired, but still I woke up extremely early.
My mind keeps working on issues and I find it hard to stop. This morning the focus was on coffee filters and shaving creme. This may seem the type of thing most people don't focus on, but I did figure out just why it was the case. In Kauai essentials are very expensive. Very expensive. COSTCO has made the bold move of opening a store here which must have really annoyed the local merchants. Gas alone is worth the membership fee. The difference is 50-60 cents a gallon. You drive to COSTCO from pretty much anywhere on the island and the cost savings would pay for the trip to fill your tank. We buy nearly everything at COSTCO.
We have nothing here to eat or drink. I knew morning coffee would be an issue so I brought some with me, No filters - the round type 12 cup. The host left one Kauai coffee ready pack for the coffee maker. I also should get some shaving creme. I should shave every few days or so Hawaii or not.
What do coffee filters and shaving creme have to do with COSTCO. I am not certain you can get coffee filters there and shaving creme comes in four packs (enough for about a year), I could buy shaving creme, but I don't want to pack it out. I decided I could give a can to guests as a welcome to Hawaii present - better than a lei. I worked all of this out while most people were still sleeping.
Aloha!
Nearly two years ago we were on a plane flying from Kauai back to Minneapolis. We were leaving Hawaii two weeks before the end of our planned stay because of the first concerns about COVID in the United States. That was the last time we flew. It seems a long time ago in some ways and as if so little has changed in others.
We are headed back to Kauai again today. I am writing this while waiting in Los Angeles for our flight. We feel a little uneasy flying again, but we have done all we can to protect ourselves. Hopefully, if we catch COVID it will be the new variant and less severe. People are nearly all masked as we travel and this is far different from what we would experience during a regular day, but we are exposed to many more people. I guess we will know in 5 days or so if we picked up something on the trip. We hope to have many guests in Hawaii and understand this is more a concern than the native Hawaiians we would encounter most days. Those staying with us will be more likely to represent the source for an infection. We will just have to trust everyone to be careful. We are the old folks on this outing.
Hopefully, I will be able to post some interesting content in the next few weeks. We like Kauai because it is relaxed and more rural. I try to avoid the sand when possible and get my tan by walking. From where we stay it is about 2 miles to my favorite coffee shop. The seating area is outside, but I have no idea if it is still open or what opportunities we will find. Life is an adventure I am told so whatever happens it will be far warmer than Minneapolis
