We woke up to the sound of rain... Which is as common as the roaming chickens here in Kauai. After it cleared up I cooked up some breakfast, packed snacks and lunches and waited for the V-Fam to arrive for a day of snorkeling!
We decided to check out snorkeling over at Poipu State Beach, which was around the corner from where we're staying here at the Marriott. According to popular opinion it's suppose to be one of the best rated snorkel spots here on the Island. I wasn't impressed. I remember this beach from a few years back ( when I nursing myself back to life from kidney stones) that it was rough, had little to no fish and kind of a short beach and the coral was right beneath you which made it difficult to get your bearings if you needed to balance.
So, after much whining and complain to our tour guide (CB) we packed up and headed off to a place that came hugely recommended, in Koloa. It's right in front of the famous "Beach House Restaurant" there everyone relaxed on the lawn, swam and filled their bellies with lunch. Across the street was a small shave ice stand. For $5 you can get the largest shave ice you've ever seen...like ever. Gina and I got the piña colada that topped with a little 151, compliments of our trusty flask, made for a great afternoon!!!
Carpe diem, right?! Well off we went to both Wailua Falls & Opeaka'a Falls to take your standard tourist pictures. Both these places were beautiful, everything was so serene and lush. We had worked up and appetite since both these falls were in different parts of the island. We double backed and headed back to this small sushi spot back in a cozy little village in Lihue, by Kilipacki Beach.
The place : Bamboo $$
This place was the bomb.com, it opens up to the beach, here they give you a very generous serving of
Garlic sautéed edemame, which was finger licking DELISH. Being the starving family we were we ordered 3 ginger shrimps ( which blew our minds) 2 stuffed shrimp, stuffed wantons, sashimi and sushi...the kids ate mussels, cheesy bread and teriyaki beef. This place not only had great food they had service and great people, the guys met a really friendly local who grew up in SD...what gave it away you ask ? Could it be the padre / charger wearing dads? Ya. Corey ( the Hawaiian San Diegan ) was so sweet, chatted up the guys and offered them a complimentary round of golf!!! Score!!!
Our days are so full we usually call it a night around 8pm!
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