January 5th, 2020
Cindy's
Pits: Capsizing in the kayak and thinking we were going to
be washed away at sea. Macaroon bakery closed on New Year's Day - I know, life
is pretty good if that is my pit.
:-)
Peaks: Amazing snorkeling,
sitting on the deck at our beach shack, everything about the over the water
bungalow and lovin' on the sting rays. Crepe machine at the grocery store.
Points: Mauruuru roa is thank you. Roads are in great shape
and easy to drive on. Learn a little French
or at least enough to know what is what on a menu. The shrimp farm is only open
on Wednesdays - unless that falls on a holiday and then they are open on a
Tuesday. Once you find a store with baguette bags, keep it for your future
baguette purchases. Some places don't
have them and people just lay them on the conveyor belt...gross! Travel is all
about chance encounters. Keep your heart
and mind open to the opportunities!
Hudson's
Pits: plane flight is long. Leaving Kimo. Sun burn
Peaks: Food is good on the islands. Loved the snorkeling.
Points: Eat two baguettes a day. Bring a rash guard and be sure to eat
macaroons.
Saylor's
Pits: Bugs and sunburns
Peaks: the nature in the water and out. Shashimi was great
Points:
Andy's
Pits: losing Hudson's mask, the bee guy not delivering us
honey as promised, not buying Thai spring rolls from the super nice local
Peaks: Our beach side bungalow with meals on the porch, amazing
roadside food discoveries (bbq pork, endless fruit, macaroons and fresh fish), stingrays
climbing all over us, unreal colors, conversations with rusty French and a lot
of hand motions, the Hinano girl, family prevailed during the kayak capsize, crashing
our friends high end OW bungalow!
Points: One small backpack per person is enough, splurge on lots
of good sun screen, heading out for the day with no plan usually works out
great, start all conversations with a smile.
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