Travel days

Sunday, July 13 and Monday, July 14, 2014  ---- Travel Days

Kauai, the island we didn’t get to explore, looked like a beautiful and interesting island. Many movies have been filmed here, including old Elvis movies, Jurassic Park, Raiders of the Lost Ark, etc. You can take a tour to visit all of the movie sites. We did get to see some of the thousands of wild chickens that roam the island. They wander through the hotel grounds or alongside of the highway. I asked the shuttle driver if people eat them and he said NO because those wild chickens eat anything. Another fact about Kauai is that you are not allowed to build a building that is higher than the tallest palm tree. It also has a canyon called the “Grand Canyon of the Pacific” and a mountain which is the wettest spot in the world. (Wouldn’t want to live there!)

 

Time to say ALOHA, which seems like an all-purpose word. It means hello, it means goodbye, and it also means love, kindness or goodwill. We learned a few Hawaiian words: keiki (child), lanai (patio), ono (delicious), pupu (appetizer) and of course, mahalo (thank you). Try to say the name of the Hawaiian state fish: humuhumunukunukuapua’a! 

You know it is time to go home when you find yourself rummaging through the suitcase looking for clean clothes. At this point you are not all that fussy about what colours go well together. The trip home actually took 2 days, with an overnight stopover in Los Angeles. With a delay in the flight and a delay in the luggage, it was pretty late when we got home on Monday night—I think it was 1:45 a.m. We felt thankful that we were safely home and kind of amazed that we had done all of that travel with no glitches, sickness or injuries.

The cat was certainly happy to see us! The lawn wasn’t dead, everything looked okay. (Thank you to the neighbours.) It was nice to be home in our own bed after sleeping in--let’s see--six different places. It has been fun to write the blog. It makes a nice souvenir for us. You know, now that we are over 60 we might not remember everything if we don’t write it down. And we hope that you have enjoyed the trip as we described it and tried to share it with you. We don’t have any pictures from these 2 travel days, but we will end with a few special photos from our anniversary trip.