Kauai Bucket List

When we learned our incredible journey was coming to an end on Kauai we reacted as if we had received our "death sentence" and huriedly put together our Kauai Bucket List of all the things we said we were going to do while on island but had not gotten around to because we thought we had more time. Thankfully, Roby and I took full advantage of our time and probably saw and accomplished more than most of the locals, like our good buddies Paulie and Brenda. We could not believe with all the kayaking we had done (Kipu, Kalalau and southshore) we had never kayaked the Wailua River or been to Secret Falls. So, as all good "retired" people we woke up on a Wednesday and decided to spend the afternoon on the river. We picked a perfect day and ventured for about 3 hours enjoying the scenary. Definitely a worthwhile trip. Next up was to explore all the beaches on island. Everyone gets accustomed to the beaches closest to home and we were guilty of it too but we now were on a mission. What an eye opener. Although some of the northshore beaches were worth the drive; we cannot understand why we did not spend more time at Secret Beach near the lighthouse. What an incredible spot. So all of you procrastinators please do not delay get up to this beach as often as you are able. You will not regret it.

The last few things on our list included biking the Tunnel in Koloa, Diving Sheraton Caves, and hiking the Kaualau trail. We accomplished the first two but decided we would save something for our return. Otherwise, we have "done" Kauai.

Our time was coming to a close and we desparately tried to see our friends as often as possible. We had to do one last round of golf at Poipu as a kama aina, hike Mahalepu, and savor our last Koloa Fish Market Plate lunch.

Saying goodbye is never easy and after two hours of "puffy red eyes" we chose to spend our last night on Kauai alone at the Kukuiula Harbor watching the sunset. A perfect ending to a perfect chapter in our life.

Aloha to our friends. We love and miss you all