Sadly, today we leave Marjories. Breakfast is waffles and crisp bacon; we linger over coffee; the other 2 couples coincidentally are both from California! It is too early to buy pie as they don’t open until 11 and so we pass time wandering the quaint little town of Hanepepe. On the road, it takes less than 30 min to get to Lihue where the traffic comes to a crawl the few miles to Kapaa. We are staying at Plantation Hale, a large complex that is behind the shopping center. It appears the apts are individually owned, rented through air b&b, with a central reservation desk outside. The apt is clean and spacious but smells musty and old, the hallways are like dark tunnels, and we can hear highway noise. It is certainly a far cry from Marjories!
We head to the north shore, stopping at the beach to admire the aquamarine water. We find itty bitty shells which are the size of rice pellets. Up the highway, the forest is lush, vines cover palm trunks and dangle like strands of rope. Kalalea has a lighthouse and we try to find whales. apparently Mark Zuckerberg has purchased close to 800 acres of open space here.
We reach Hanalei, a bustling old beach town. Unfortunately, the road past the town is closed due to flooding and so we cannot access the trails to the Napoli Coast. A side road leads to the beach and we sit and watch the surfers. I am amazed at their ability to balance through the waves! We also watch tourists!
We follow the road up to Hanalei Point, on the ground is a mother hen with her chicks. Below we see taro fields.
I am in an adventurous mood and we find the country road that is below and wander among the taro fields.
The sun is about to set so we take a quick drive through the upscale resort area of Princeville and head back. We search for fresh seafood and come up empty handed; Safeway doesn’t do it justice but will have to do for tonight.