Checked the weather on the Internet this morning. Radar said it was raining out at the sea just south of Poipu. It seemed likely that also Poipu area would get some rain so we decided to go north.

We drove as far as Moloa’a beach. A nice beach a little bit more than halfway to the north shores from Poipu. Here it was sunny with some clouds, as it always seems to be in Kauai. We enjoyed the day reading and swimming. The swimming was almost as fun as Kiahuna, with some nice waves to play in.

In the afternoon I had a walk along the beach. All the way to the end. Well, it was just a 5 minutes stroll. Anyway, the beach turned from sand to stone at the end and I started to jump from stone to stone. Then I saw a pair of sea turtles in the waves. Eating, I guess.

At around 5 pm we decided to return. As we started to pack our things it started to rain. A quick shower that ended before we reached the car.

On our way back to Poipu we stopped in Lihue. I wanted to check some books and Chie took the chance to look at some new shoes. I found four books, one new Robert B Parker and one new Harlan Coben (two of my favorite authors). Chie found a new pair of shoes.

For dinner we BBQ kalbi (Korean ribs) and had salad. It was very tasty, as always. After dinner we had some time to relax before going to bed.

Woke up early to catch our flight to Kauai. At the airport we had breakfast while waiting for our flight. Unfortunately it was delayed due to some maintenance problem and our departure was going to be 1 hour delayed.

However, we could get seats on the next flight only 20 minutes or so later. And to our surprise our bags were also on the same flight. They probably shipped all bags as soon as they could.

We drove the now familiar way to Poipu plantation in our rental car. Checked in to our room, which was available at once, unpacked and got ready to go to the beach. Problem was which beach to go to… Well, not a problem at all since we just went to our favorite beach 5 minutes drive away, Kiahuna beach.

We stayed here the whole afternoon until 5 pm or so. Playing in the waves, reading, watching people, relaxing. It’s almost like we have not been away at all.

After the beach we went to have ice cream, Tutu’s anniversary, yummy. And then a visit to the grocery store for dinner, wine and Sobe.