December (Aloha!)

Aloha from Kauai!

As Bob would say "It's take your wife to work day!" :-)

We woke before sunrise but early risers get the beach to themselves.

It was a cloudy day with rain in the forecast. #kauai

We packed our rental car for the day & headed out to sight see and hike a trail along the Na Pali Coast. Our 1st stop was this funky roadside joint with yummy acai bowls! Mmmm.

Is this color green for real?! Yep!

Are these flowers for real?! Yep!

This rooster is for real too... but apparently he is one bad chicken! Hahaha. #funnysign

We did get in a hike but it wasn't the one we planned. The road to the Na Pali Coast was closed just past Hanalei Bay. Due to a heavy rain last April the road has been under repair & is likely to remain closed for several more months. Bummer... The Kalalau Trail is probably one of the best & most known hikes on Kauai. We did the 8 mile hike in 2000 when we came to this island with friends. But that's a long time ago so we wanted to do it again!

I forget the name of the hike we did today but I'll call it "MUD TRAIL" WOW... the trail was steep and so muddy & slick. Some parts became nearly impossible. In fact we turned around after we'd had enough. It was still a 2 hour outing & it was still pretty!!

Muddy Tunnels.

Muddy shorts, socks, shoes & legs. Yikes... jump in the ocean pronto!

It was a great day at work for Bob... and for his wife too!

Thanks Kauai!

#wettestplaceonearth #greenestplaceonearth