A cloudy morning, rain is moving in. The ocean is covered in a heavy wet gauze. We rise, I blog and eat a bowl of oatmeal with a sweet pile of bananas and honey. I am excited to welcome Fran. We drive to church, hoping to buy a lei from Auntie in Anahola;"not open yet." I do catch this rather unique photo of the Sleeping Giant though.
Scooting along, we arrive at church just in time to get the last two seats, four feet from pastor Paul's feet. Looking right up into his palate :-) What a seat! He tells us he loves to see us front and center. We have an hour before Fran's plane arrives at 1:06. We go to Longs Drugs for a lei, no luck again, they recommend The Times. I choose the ti leaf lei representing honored guest and healing. She could use a dose of that! Here is the handmade rosette I am so fond of:
We give her that Hawaiian Aloha, lei and kiss of welcome. She isn't hungry so we rush off to Kapaa and the Olympic Cafe for a meal. A toast to her Kauai homecoming and a mediterranean wrap for me, which included fresh beets. Dan ordered the blackened Ono sandwich, the 'best he's ever had!"
She drops her suitcase and Dan takes us into Hanalei town for a little shopping. She is sure she needs a pair of shorts. We don't find any she loves. So, home for sunset and whale watching on the point. When she unpacks, it is clear she has 'plenty' of shorts. The Cliffs isn't a 'resort'.
It is still misty, but the weather is improving. Dan and Fran enjoy the wild boar dinner from the Ohana in Anahola, and I settle down with my Dolphin sushi roll.
(Dolphin restaurant, not animal.If you are aghast!)
It's early to bed, after we explain what we have in store for her tomorrow., massages at 9:00 a.m.
Aloha!
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