Rare Sea Dog Posted October 13, 2022 #626 Share Posted October 13, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, bobmacliberty said: I think we’re going to buy a large print from a local photographer. This is one that we’re considering. And for comparison, here’s a professional version of the picture that I took under the Hanalei pier. Those look amazing. I wonder though if the green water is natural or enhanced in editing. 7 hours ago, bobmacliberty said: Great meal tonight at the hotel sushi restaurant called Stevenson’s Library. I started with a Koala Koola, a dark (floater) and coconut rum drink with Midori and pineapple juice. Micheline, of course, had a Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc. We snacked on edamame while enjoying our drinks. My cocktail disappeared quickly so I had to replace it with a smoked Manhattan with Whistle Pig rye. Perfect. IMG_9881.MOV 32.35 MB · 2 downloads We then split a Shipwreck roll (named after the beach in front of the hotel) and a sushi pizza. Both were excellent. We’ll definitely make the sushi pizza at home…ahi, salmon, onion, tobiko mushroom, and various sushi sauces on naan. Very good. Apologies to @Ocean Boy and any other Italians reading this thread, but the Tiramisushi dessert was outstanding. Chocolate ganache, chocolate cake, Kauai coffee mousse, crème anglaise caramel sauce, raspberry coulis. Incredible. Wow that place looks amazing. Love the smoked old fashioned. The Salmon on top of the roll is a big chunk. And that chocolate dessert. I’m writing this place down. Edited October 13, 2022 by Sea Dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonTexasNY Posted October 13, 2022 #627 Share Posted October 13, 2022 (edited) 38 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said: I meant It looked really nice.... the cave... 😆 Gorgeous really nice pictures for sure! Edited October 13, 2022 by BonTexasNY 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted October 13, 2022 Author #628 Share Posted October 13, 2022 3 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said: I meant It looked really nice.... the cave... 😆 I’m sure you like very nice too John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted October 13, 2022 Author #629 Share Posted October 13, 2022 3 hours ago, Sea Dog said: Those look amazing. I wonder though if the green water is natural or enhanced in editing. I think all of the prints available for purchase in the various galleries around here are pretty significantly post processed. You’re no longer in journalism Greg…artistic enhancement is allowed! 🤣🤣 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted October 13, 2022 Author #630 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Good morning from Kauai, our last full day here. I don’t want to think about tomorrow yet. ☹️ Today’s plan is to drive the Waimea Canyon. We had an overcast day yesterday and spent the day dodging rain drops (a couple of times not successfully). It looks like more of the same today. Hopefully, we’ll still get some nice canyon views. Time for another visit to the Hyatt’s amazing breakfast buffet. Are you listening Windjammer? More to come… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sea Dog Posted October 13, 2022 #631 Share Posted October 13, 2022 22 minutes ago, bobmacliberty said: I think all of the prints available for purchase in the various galleries around here are pretty significantly post processed. You’re no longer in journalism Greg…artistic enhancement is allowed! 🤣🤣 I can now answer when asked why I enhanced the photo I can say "artistic license." 😉 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ozark_Kid Posted October 13, 2022 #632 Share Posted October 13, 2022 25 minutes ago, bobmacliberty said: Good morning from Kauai, our last full day here. I don’t want to think about tomorrow yet. ☹️ Today’s plan is to drive the Waimea Canyon. We had an overcast day yesterday and spent the day dodging rain drops (a couple of times not successfully). It looks like more of the same today. Hopefully, we’ll still get some nice canyon views. Time for another visit to the Hyatt’s amazing breakfast buffet. Are you listening Windjammer? More to come… I hope this is a great day today! Looking forward to more pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted October 13, 2022 Author #633 Share Posted October 13, 2022 There are many things that I love about Hawaii. I’m reminded of two of those things whenever I eat breakfast…coffee and pineapple. The coffee is SO good, especially if you’re drinking 100% Kona coffee. The pineapple however is from a different planet. The very best pineapples never leave the islands. They have the perfect level of sweetness and just melt in your mouth. I’ve never been able to find anything like it anywhere else. I could eat a plate full for breakfast, and wash it down with Kona coffee. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted October 13, 2022 Author #634 Share Posted October 13, 2022 16 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said: I hope this is a great day today! Looking forward to more pics! There will be pics, lots of them. Can’t guarantee if they wont be cloudy, but there will be pics. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted October 13, 2022 Author #635 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Somewhere…maybe earlier in this thread…we were talking about how some hotels have now defaulted to no housekeeping service. They will only provide service if asked. The Grand Hyatt takes a different approach that I like. They provide housekeeping by default. If you hang a card on your door knob by 11:00pm, they will not service your room the next day, and they’ll give you a $10 dining credit. Brilliant idea. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LATTELOVE Posted October 13, 2022 #636 Share Posted October 13, 2022 (edited) You inspired us to do a Hawaiian cruise next year on Quantum. Now I have a lot to catch up on reading from your trip. Thank you!! I love all of your pictures, specially the ones from Hawaii. Edited October 13, 2022 by LATTELOVE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted October 14, 2022 Author #637 Share Posted October 14, 2022 7 hours ago, LATTELOVE said: You inspired us to do a Hawaiian cruise next year on Quantum. Now I have a lot to catch up on reading from your trip. Thank you!! I love all of your pictures, specially the ones from Hawaii. Definitely spend some time on one of the islands, before or after the cruise. Rent a car and have fun exploring. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted October 14, 2022 Author #638 Share Posted October 14, 2022 It’s Mai Tai time, aka happy hour. We had a long, fun day today and are currently enjoying a drink while waiting for a table at a restaurant called Keoki’s Paradise. Their Mai Tai is good, but not the best I’ve had. That title still belongs to The Hula Grill in Kaanapali. I’ve learned that the base ingredients are more or less the same everywhere and the difference is In the juice that they use. The Hula Grill uses POG juice…Passionfruit, Orange, Guava. The guava juice seems to make the difference. I’ll need to see if I can get passionfruit juice and guava juice at home. If not, there’s always Amazon. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted October 14, 2022 Author #639 Share Posted October 14, 2022 For our Waimea Canyon drive today, we used a guide app called Shaka Guide. On Ovation, we met a family who lives on Maui and they recommended it. Good call. The app started with a visit to Kauai Coffee Company. We got to taste their coffee and see how coffee is made. It was a nice way to start the day. A little coffee humor. 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ReneeFLL Posted October 14, 2022 #640 Share Posted October 14, 2022 2 hours ago, bobmacliberty said: It’s Mai Tai time, aka happy hour. We had a long, fun day today and are currently enjoying a drink while waiting for a table at a restaurant called Keoki’s Paradise. Their Mai Tai is good, but not the best I’ve had. That title still belongs to The Hula Grill in Kaanapali. I’ve learned that the base ingredients are more or less the same everywhere and the difference is In the juice that they use. The Hula Grill uses POG juice…Passionfruit, Orange, Guava. The guava juice seems to make the difference. I’ll need to see if I can get passionfruit juice and guava juice at home. If not, there’s always Amazon. Try in the frozen section. https://www.target.com/p/goya-frozen-passion-fruit-14oz/-/A-47106679?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&fndsrc=tgtao&DFA=71700000012732781&CPNG=PLA_Grocery%2BShopping_Local|Grocery_Ecomm_Food_Bev&adgroup=SC_Grocery&LID=700000001170770pgs&LNM=PRODUCT_GROUP&network=g&device=m&location=1015116&targetid=pla-332457914846&ds_rl=1246978&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2IqYqJLf-gIVyODICh0YWQW1EAQYAyABEgL46fD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani negreanu Posted October 14, 2022 #641 Share Posted October 14, 2022 6 hours ago, bobmacliberty said: Rent a car and have fun exploring. @LATTELOVE We spent 2 days before our POA cruise touring Oahu with a rented car, as well as renting a car in every port during the cruise. It was very easy, the roads were good, and most importantly -- the restrooms along the way were clean. We were left with a very good impression of the possibility of touring Hawaii DIY "style". 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted October 14, 2022 Author #642 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Good final morning from Kauai. One last sunset before we pack up and leave. Today will be a LONG travel day. Hawaiian Air from Lihue to Honolulu, 3 hour layover, then Delta HNL-ATL-JAX. We arrive in Jacksonville at 8:30 tomorrow morning. I have a lot more to post about. We didn’t have as much “downtime” that last couple of days where I would normally edit pics and squeeze in some posts. I might post a few things from airports during layovers, but I will probably mostly get caught up when we get home…and I can post from a computer rather than this &*#%$ phone. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted October 14, 2022 Author #643 Share Posted October 14, 2022 7 hours ago, dani negreanu said: @LATTELOVE We spent 2 days before our POA cruise touring Oahu with a rented car, as well as renting a car in every port during the cruise. It was very easy, the roads were good, and most importantly -- the restrooms along the way were clean. We were left with a very good impression of the possibility of touring Hawaii DIY "style". I fully agree with Dani. I’ll add that on Maui and Kauai, it’s difficult to get lost. There are only a few main roads to take you from A to B. Cell service is mostly good and Google Maps knows where everything is. Oahu on the other hand is more congested and confusing. Again though, Google Maps is your friend. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ozark_Kid Posted October 14, 2022 #644 Share Posted October 14, 2022 21 minutes ago, bobmacliberty said: and I can post from a computer rather than this &*#%$ phone. You did a great job posting from the phone and the pics were great. I hope you have a safe trip home. Thanks for taking the time to take us along. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted October 14, 2022 Author #645 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Misc. thought while waiting for our flight. Chickens and roosters are everywhere on Kauai. Sort of like Key West. They are smart in that they know humans have food, especially in touristy areas. You see them all over the place on signs, shirts, hats, etc. There was a sign in a store yesterday that said “The rooster crows, but the hen delivers”. 🤣🤣🤣 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted October 14, 2022 Author #646 Share Posted October 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Ozark_Kid said: You did a great job posting from the phone and the pics were great. I hope you have a safe trip home. Thanks for taking the time to take us along. I’m looking forward to following your cruise! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted October 14, 2022 #647 Share Posted October 14, 2022 3 hours ago, bobmacliberty said: Today will be a LONG travel day. Hawaiian Air from Lihue to Honolulu, 3 hour layover, then Delta HNL-ATL-JAX. We arrive in Jacksonville at 8:30 tomorrow morning. I don’t envy that long travel day. I absolutely hate those overnight flights. Safe travels to you. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.Dukes Posted October 14, 2022 #648 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Safe travels home! I’ve really enjoyed following along on your trip. What an amazing adventure! Thanks for taking the time to share it with us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani negreanu Posted October 14, 2022 #649 Share Posted October 14, 2022 1 hour ago, bobmacliberty said: Chickens and roosters are everywhere on Kauai. Agree. Those were holding the "franchise" at the Waimea's Canyon parking lot.... They were very happy with the food we provided 😉 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DaKahuna Posted October 14, 2022 #650 Share Posted October 14, 2022 14 hours ago, bobmacliberty said: For our Waimea Canyon drive today, we used a guide app called Shaka Guide. On Ovation, we met a family who lives on Maui and they recommended it. Good call. The app started with a visit to Kauai Coffee Company. We got to taste their coffee and see how coffee is made. It was a nice way to start the day. Do you know Bad Ass Coffee Company on Maui was still in business? We use to drink a lot of that when we lived in Hawaii and at one time was able to find it here in Northern Virginia. They have a Kona Peaberry that was wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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