My parents have never been to Hawaii. When they were visiting this Thanksgiving, we decided to change that.
We have been to Kauai before and loved the South Shore at Poipu as its great for kids, good snorkeling and easy to cover the rest of Kauai. We landed in Kauai on Nov. 26, and went to our condo a block from Poipu Beach Park. We bought groceries as we were going to cook a lot on the beach.
Everyday, we would take a morning walk or jog on the beach, followed by one trip to one part of the island, followed by snorkeling on Poipu beach again. With two of the greatest cooks I know with us, there was no day that the food was short of excellent.
Nov 27, we did the Kilohana Plantation Train that Adi had enjoyed 4 years earlier. This time it was Surabhi's turn to feed the pigs! She could not get enough of the pigs and the rest of the trip she wanted to pet piglets.
Nov 28, we went to Waimea Canyon, and the beautiful canyon lookout. Parents absolutely loved the breathtaking views. We followed that with at a trip to Wailua falls, which is very beautiful .. one day I want to go to the bottom of the falls.
Nov 29, we went to a farmers market and spent the entire day on Kalapaki Beach. It is great for beginning boogie boarders with a very nice beach. I was in the water for hours. We had Pav Bhaji just steps from the ocean water and the experience was surreal.
Nov 30, we went to Hanalei Bay. But before that on our usual time at the beach we spotted a few sea turtles. The kids were mesmerized with the sea turtles, and one of them came ashore. Snorkeling with turtles was not something I planned at all, but it was an amazing experience. Hanalei Bay is beautiful with a great beach, and amazing views of the mountains.
Kalapaki Beach will go down in history where Adi did boogie boarding for the first time, and he did snorkeling for the first time on Poipu beach. We ate lots of ice cream, coconut water at a farmers market and shaved ice as usual.
Overall, the sixth trip to Hawaii was amazing.
