Princeville and Beyond.

 A leisurely sleep in today followed by our obligatory coffee and toast. Some meal planning was completed and we have decided to eat up leftovers tonight along with various snacks & nacho's.   No one will starve!

Deb took this picture well before I got up!

Morning skies by Deb.

 A refreshing swim was in order for several folks as Simone's morning bike ride was "derailed" :-)

Once everyone returned from swimming, it was time to embark on today's adventure. We headed North west to Hanalei and made a few stops along the way. First up was the US Post Office just around the bend as we entered Hwy 56 (Kuhio Hwy). Kelly sent off a few postcards as we checked out the store and the Burger place which was closed.

Next stop was a hardwood mill that Hugh spotted the other day. He wanted to get some info for Coltin regarding possible "guitar making" materials.

Kiln for drying wood.

 

We continued our drive and popped into the Shell Station for fuel for the rental van. ($5.09 & 9/10ths US per US gallon) What can you do! We were right beside the Christ Memorial Epescopal Chuch so we took a look around the grounds. Very small but beautiful.

Lovely little church.

 

Flowers!!!

We then went to the Farmer's market located just around the bend at Anaina Hou Community Center.   We arrived just as it was wrapping up but we did get to a few stalls. One of the neat things I saw was the huge playground that was located within the park... huge apparatus for various ages. Instantly thought of the grand kids!

 

Look at this Harper!!

 We then walked up to the putting grounds and found some food and live music. We chose Ally’s Cocina and we each ordered our choice of meals and then sat down to enjoy the ambiance. Very relaxing. 

 

Live Entertainment!

I had the Ally’s Plate with shrimp. 🍤 and it was pretty good... shrimp was a bit overcooked but very flavorful.  After lunch we loaded up and toured the Anini Beach area. It's a dead end road but it takes you along the shoreline for some lovely views and featured several beaches along it's length.

We followed the road along the coast until just past the campground area and then turned around to retrace our route out. Next stop was the Hanalei Valley Lookout were we stopped for a photo op.

Hanalei Valley

Hanalei Valley Lookout tour group!

We followed the windy road down the hill and into the town of Hanalei. Parking was a bear but we managed to grab some spots just off the beach. We walked the beach area over to the Hanalei Pier. It is a popular spot with swimmers, boogie boarders and surfers which included a four legged version. It was very cute as he plowed through the surf. 

 

 

Dog on Board!

 We walked back along the road to our parking spot and looked at some spectacular rental properties along the beach. 

Emile wanted to go to the Tahiti Nui bar but sadly, it was closed. We drove over to the main part of town and looked through several shops. Kelly found a kids clothing store immediately and was gone. We wandered around for 30 minutes and then headed back toward our beach house. We took a jog into Princeville and went through some amazing golf courses and some of the subdivisions in the area.  Very nice!

We headed back home and relaxed with some crib (Hugh cleaned up) and then we prepped for dinner... I made up a cheese platter for snacking and then I reheated the Lamb, Ribs, Paella while Deb created a monster Nacho platter. 

Absolutely delicious nachos with all the fixin's!

Pretty quiet evening as everyone was stuffed after another great meal, albeit just leftovers. We all stared at our respective devices, read, knitted and blogged the rest of the nite.

It was 25° today with a nice steady breeze all day long.