Sunday Apr 11 The next morning, we stiffly rolled out of the tent with only two goals for the day: possibly move camp the short distance to the beach, and do nothing else requiring much exertion. "How's your body feeling?", Aaron asked me as we woke...
Saturday April 10 We both woke up before the 5:45 alarm, buzzing with energy: the day had arrived and we were FINALLY GOING TO KALALAU. The sunrise over the ocean at Hā'ena Beach was calming as we got dressed and rearranged the car after sleeping in...
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...
Our last Sunday morning breakfast really ended up as one of our best. We had a final round of Kodiak Cakes mix left to make some protein boosted pancakes, using a 1/2 cup of our farm-fresh unpasteurized local milk. Using milk makes the pancakes a...
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...
I don't know why it took me so long to try cooking with fennel! Sautéed or roasted fennel is so amazing - such a light flavor with just a hint of sweetness. We started using fennel in a lot of dishes, but this was one...
Usually we only see these guys at night - often hopping across the lawn in front of our headlamps. But sometimes we find one in a bed we're clearing! Also often seen as a 2-D version on roads...