Blizzard of 2016 slamming the U.S., burying most of the east coast in at least a foot of snow?
Let’s go back to Pila’a Beach! This next photo was among the photos I had taken at Pila’a Beach and blogged about in my last post. I had left this photo out! – The ancient banyan tree near our picnic spot …
Find the Buddha
A perfect place to meditate. I showed the photo to David. This picture got left out of my last blog! I said. “All that’s missing is the Buddha,” is what he said.
Sit with the photo for a bit …. ‘Ommmmmmmmm…’ Can you find the Buddha? ….. um …..ommmmm …..uh, …. mmm …
Yes? No? Yeah, well, this is the image that greeted us at breakfast, bright and early the next morning:
Why don’t you drive us insane, Eric, with your shirt?
It’s brother Eric, wearing his crazed kitty shirt, or fluorescent whirlies kitty vortex migraine headache shirt, or something. Geez, Eric. Isn’t the Kauai sun bright enough for you?
One of our favorite hikes is to Sea Lodge Beach, which we walk to from Steph and Vic’s house just by crossing a couple of holes on the golf course. Eric, David and I visited Sea Lodge Beach several times. Steph came with us once. Here we are, on the golf course.
(You can also drive to SeaLodge Resort and park near the trail to the beach, but that’s just too … sensible?)
David is watching like a hawk for golfers tee-ing off and flying golf balls. He leads the way along the edges of the course, and we follow. Notice the signs posted at the trailhead to the beach
Caution – this trail is extremely dangerous. It is steep, slippery and hazardous…Use at your own risk….
Eric has already started down…
We crossed a little creek and then entered a banyan tree mini-jungle.
An elevated rocky narrow path takes you along rock cliffs to Sea Lodge Beach. We only made it to the beach once. A couple of families with young children made it too.
They scrambled across that narrow ledge along the rocks, hopped down onto the beach and were immediately in the water, snorkeling. The beach is quite secluded.
Sea Lodge Beach
Walking back now – here’s David navigating the narrow path along the cliff.
Wouldn’t do this after a rain!
There’s a beautiful spot on the rocks along the way where you can sit and enjoy the crashing waves, which is where we usually hiked to.
On our way back up now:
We met several roosters and hens with half-grown clutches, cock-a-doodle-do-ing, clucking and pecking.
And a lizard. There is one in the picture below. Can you see it?
Find the lizard
… Near the center of the photo. Pretty well-camouflaged. The top of its head is orange. Still can’t see it? Look where the branches form a ‘Y. Yea!
Back up on top now near the trailhead taking in the view:
We hit our favorite place in Hanalei for lunch – the Kalypso- and ordered a round of their killer Mai Tai’s, called Iniki’s – named after the 1992 killer Hurricane Iniki, the worst hurricane to ever hit Kauai, that freed the chickens (and pigs, and goats, and…) on Kauai.
I captured brother Eric’s state-of-ecstasy expression once again (see last year’s blog)
after our round of Iniki’s was delivered. (Just kidding Eric, I was in a state of ecstasy too – those drinks are fantastic!)
After lunch we drove to Lumaha’i Beach, on the north side of the island just above Hanalei. It’s just off the road. It has the finest sand and a very impressive surf. Here we are, walking the beach:
Lumaha’i Beach
Well, David, Eric, and Victor are walking the beach. That’s Stephanie walking along the shore where the waves are crashing.
We stop to rest and take in the action and sounds of the waves
And of female voices and laughter
More Mermaids? But of course, certain male members of our group insist we stick around on Lumaha’i Beach a bit longer to investigate…
Tags: Kalypso Restaurant in Hanalei, Kauai, Lumaha'i Beach, Pila'a Beach, Sea Lodge beach
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