Hawaii part 4: Kaua'i

We flew into Kaua'i around noon. It was too early to check in to our hotel, so we headed out for lunch. One of our travel books recommended a place called Fish Express, but we were unable to find it, even with Alice's GPS (which kept saying "Fish Expressway" for some reason.) We did, however, find the wonderfully named Oki Diner, where we ate traditional Hawaiian lunches while local birds begged and sucked syrup from jars at unoccupied tables.


It was still to early to check in when we went back to the hotel, so we went to the hotel beach for a while. Alice walked around and took some pics, while I checked out the local beach volleyball crowd. Would have been nice to play...


After finally checking in to the hotel, we decided to drive to Waimea Canyon, also known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific. Sadly, we ran into a lot of fog, but we still saw some pretty awe inspiring colors and scenery before it got too dark:




On the way back, we found a Japanese restaurant right before they closed (things shut down early in Kaua'i, it seems) and had some sushi and noodles before heading back to the hotel. And at our hotel room, we were greeted with a pleasant surprise: a bottle of Champagne on ice and a box of chocolate-covered strawberries, accompanied by a card saying "Congratulations Derek and Jenna on your special day!" We enjoyed our unexpected treat on our lanai overlooking the pool (after Alice called the front desk to tell them they screwed up, of course :)