I woke up pretty early for no reason, I just kind of opened my eyes. Seeing there was some sun peaking through the window I went over to see the sky. It was spotless! So I grabbed my camera and ran down to the pool in hopes of getting some good pool reflection shots. Last time I tried this, there was some dude swimming at 6:45. But I was getting there at 6:30. Anyway, I got lucky and the water was smooth as glass. Take a look!
I was very excited to get these pictures. Last time we were here Laura took this same picture in the evening and it was probably my favorite shot of our honeymoon. So I told her that I would try to match hers or beat her shot. I think we'll call it a tie.
I went back up to the room to report the good news of beautiful weather. I drank some coffee and we ate some muffins and headed down to the beach. While there we read our books and admired the scenery. I read about James Monroe our 5th president and an understated badass. If you don't know about him, you should learn.
While on the beach I decided to walk down the coast of Hanalei Bay to get some pictures while the tide was out and the water was calm. I hope you like these!
These picturesque mountains are normally covered in clouds.....but not today.
The tide was out exposing all of the dead coral. You can walk out on the coral (its already dead) pretty far, but I recommend some type of water shoe.
I believe the hotel owns this boat. It pretty much just sits there all day. We did see it in use two years ago for a wedding. The bride was sailed in on the boat. A little dramatic if you ask me.
I was lucky to catch this surfer going out for the day. He is tan as hell! Judging by his skin I would say he's in his early 50's. However, his skin is so leathery he might be 20.
You might be asking yourself. What is a grown man (or young man) doing surfing on a weekday? I'll tell you, he's not making money. There are very few industrious people on Kauai. One of the poolside servers told us, "You have to find your niche on Kauai." Translated that means, "You have to find somebody to pay you for your lack of meaningful skills on Kauai." Still, its a pretty good life to be able to enjoy the ocean on a week day and not worry about things.
I had to walk out in the water for this shot. As you can see, the water is remarkably calm when the tide is out. I think all of the coral serves as a barrier to the waves during this time.
A few more pictures to come! Cant believe it's taken me this long to post them.
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