Our Hawaiian Adventure: Kauai (Days 4-5)

Craig's turn to tell about our adventure. You might find it a little less wordy than my posts. Also, we can't upload pictures right now so you'll just have to come back next week to see the beauty of Kaua'i!

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On Saturday morning we went to the Kountry Kitchen in Kapaa and had a lovely breakfast of French Toast and fresh pineapple, and then we went back to the hotel for most of the afternoon so Sarah could rest, as she was feeling rather poorly. Apparently something has been going around the island that she unfortunately seems to have caught. We sat on the beach for a bit, which helped a little, but she still didn't feel very well at all.

On Sunday Sarah was feeling a bit better, so we ventured off to Church at the Kalaheo ward (my final area). We snuck in and it seems very much has changed. A few people I was really excited to see had apparently moved out, and there were many new faces. I saw a few people I recognized and had a few nice chats, but then we ran off down the road to Kekaha ward (my first area). There, nothing had seemingly changed in seven years. Its a much smaller town, and I recognized most of the people there. Everyone was super friendly and they are apparently trying to find me a good job so we can move there. We'll see how that goes.

After church we headed up to see beautiful Waimea Canyon. It is truly a breathtaking place, and I'm sorry but the photos really can't do it justice. Even at 3000 feet there are wild chickens. We saw the Kalalau valley from sea level on our boat tour, but I think it is even more breathtaking to see it from the top. There is just so much lush greenery and jagged cliffs and beautiful blue ocean that you really don't want to leave.

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Sarah's notes

Andrew- You could throw a rock off of the cliff and not see where it lands. Please don't try throwing one of the chickens off. They wouldn't like that much.

The Kekaha ward was pretty awesome. We weren't even in the door when big, happy Hawaiians were jumping up to give us hugs and kisses. We got there towards the end of Sunday School so these were the 'naughties' in the hallway. Craig went to priesthood and I went off to Relief Society and it was awesome. Think of every favorite grandma you've ever known, your own or someone elses. Put them all in one room. Add some younger ladies who have a ton of energy. Add a lot of aloha. That was it and I loved it. It would be a great place to live. And I don't doubt that Craig will get emails or calls from people finding him jobs!