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...
The beginning of April brought a lot of changes to the farm! While Aaron and I had our exit date of April 8th set about 6 weeks prior, a three of our fellow volunteers ended up making arrangements to leave the farm at a similar...
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...
Our hiking club is going through a re-naming, opting for the more local designator "Kilauea" instead of Kauai -- since we all actually live in Kilauea and met through our community, working at the farmer's market. Jenny is club President, Vice President is Luna, I'm...
...Better late then never! Just found this draft post I never sent -- from Dec 22 2020! Oops! Since we arrived here, Aaron has been making his own yogurt! We go through a lot of yogurt with fruit and it's great to have a new batch...
We scored another hiking adventure with our market friend Jenny last week with a trip to the nearby Okolehao Trail. This trail starts near Hanalei, amidst the taro fields and historically is where ti plants were harvested to make a whiskey-like liquor of the same...
We’re experiencing the wettest, coldest stretch of weather on Kaua’i’s north shore since arriving. And that’s a serious statement after our first two weeks here in November where we had daily downpours for our first two weeks on island.Last week was super drizzly and chilly...
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) ...