Day 1 - Thu
We left on a direct flight from LAX and started to miss our li'l Lauren immediately. Feeling comforted, however, knowing that she's being well-taken care of by Grandma and Grandpa Goias, who flew in from Ohio a few days prior to our departure. After picking up our rental car, we finally checked in around 9pm.
Day 2- Fri
We woke up the next morning with this view out of our window:
A little overcast with "vog", volcanic fog, but, nevertheless, beautiful. I went to go play an early round of golf at the Makai course while Lorraine continued to unwind in our room. One of the ocean holes required a tee shot across this ravine:
After my golf, we took a drive down the road to visit the Kilauea Lighthouse (1 o'clock on the island map):
The Babe:
The Babe and The 'Stang:
Day 3 - Sat
Another early morning for me to play golf at the other resort course, Prince Course. Fab ocean holes - this one was a long par-3 over the water (on the green in one - ball on left edge of picture):
Going out to dinner later that night:
The Hanalei Valley (about 11 o'clock on the map):
Day 4 - Sun
Drove 2 1/2 hours to Waimea Canyon State Park, similar to the "Grand Canyon" (about 9 o'clock on the map):
Then took a hike along the canyon:
On the way home, we stopped by the Kauai Coffee Company to drink and buy some excellent java:
Pickin' coffee beans:
Day 5 - Mon
We left early this morning for Poipu Bay (6 o'clock on the map) for a round of golf at the Poipu Bay Golf Course. Lorraine drove the cart as I tried to follow in Tiger's winning footsteps on this course. It was a day well spent - excellent ocean holes and some great golf with my lovely "caddie":
We're going to spend the next remaining two days relaxing and hanging out at the resort. We can't wait to see Lauren in a couple of days as we miss her dreadfully. We will leave here with amazingly beautiful memories, such as these sunsets through our window...
