Friday April 9 The sounds of the waves lulled us to a peaceful sleep and I woke just before our 6:30 alarm. The sun was poking through the clouds over the ocean and we knew it was going to be a fantastic day! [gallery columns="1" link="file" size="full"...
Thursday April 8 Busy morning buzzing around for 3 hours as we prepared to leave the farm. The day was promising and sunny, we said our final tearful goodbyes with the promise to return more than once before our flight home on April 22. My biggest concern...
Last year on our anniversary, the pandemic was in full swing and we knew all our future travel plans were likely dashed. I looked at Aaron and said "I don't care how we do it but next year, we are spending our anniversary traveling somewhere...
We gambled with the weather and booked permits for Hanakapi'ai Falls on Tuesday at Haena State Park on the north shore of Kauai. Aaron and I have been trying to schedule this hike with our market friend, Jenny since January. The trail is steep, rocky,...
This past week has been all about hitting new beaches. Aaron and I visited Princeville, where Mom is renting a condo, for some relaxation with amenities (hot tub, pool, indoor showers) ...
Last Tuesday was a day off the farm for me - so Mom and I went on a shopping excursion to Kapaa. We grabbed latte's from Java Kai (the best coffee shop on the island, with locations in Kilauea and Kapaa) and browsed bamboo, clothing,...
We're making good use of having a rental car! We went to nearby Mola'a beach on Tuesday for a bit of lap swimming and dodging rain beneath the ironwoods. We kept the trip short so we could go check out Kilauea Lighthouse (only open Thurs...
This week was jam packed with completing farm work, squeezing in freelance whenever possible and welcoming our first visitor since our arrival -- my mom! With the lack of tourists on the island, rental cars are actually fairly cheap -- IF you know when to book...
The last couple weeks have been fairly routine with our newest volunteers, Sammie Jo & Marco settling in. We've had a couple group outings, featuring 5-6 of us in the Rav hitting neighborhood events / the beach. Our newest tradition is a Friday night harvest...
This week we were grateful to have light work loads and both of us had Saturday off market duty. We took advantage of Jiva's Christmas gift card and went to Kapa'a Thursday for a day of beaching & town adventures. We grabbed lunch at the...