Our flight is at ten in the morning. Judy picks us up at 7:45, so be have time for a good breakfast at Portland Airport's Rogue Brewery. Scrambled eggs, tomatoes and cottage cheese are a hearty start to a five hour flight. The only lunch offered is a spinach manicotti which taste pretty good and we share a bottle of La Crema Pinot Noir.
Wall Street 2 is the film for January on Hawaiian Air .It was sophisticated and fast paced. We enjoyed it. . .. then we landed in Honolulu. . . A two hour layover allows us to catch up on our Scrabble games and have a beer. We land in sunny Lihue and find a rental car at Alamo: free upgrade to a red Jeep Patriot which is spacious. I've been wanting a Jeep! We had one when we were first married, and gave it to Holden Village.



We drive to Kapaa and check in at the Aston Beach Hotel, dropping our bags we head through the lobby, down a flight,past the azure pool to Lydgate Park, then over the sand to settle on a log, watching surf as the sun sets. The water is choppy. A family of five plays in the fishing pond as the sun sets around 6:30.
We head to the Olympic Cafe rather famished. a glass of Guenoc Chardonnay and a Longboard lager to start. Dan loves the fish and chips with a side of coleslaw, and I love the Kauai wrap.
It's early to bed. I am drowsy and Dan wants to zone with a little scotch.