days_unfolding | Fern Grotto and Luau

My handyman woke me up at 6 AM calling me. I texted him back and told him that he woke me up. He said that he didn't know that I was on vacation. Okay. I think that I'll eat a slice of pizza for breakfast and go back to sleep for a little while. I couldn’t sleep, no doubt due to the time change. Got up and had a nice shower. Made a grocery list.

Made it to the grocery store and loaded up on supplies, including the all-important Diet Coke. Fresh fruit and salads too. And oatmeal.

I opened the windows to get some air and light in here. There is no air conditioning, only ceiling fans. That’s common in Hawaii.

Kauai is not feeling familiar, but I haven't gone to any places that I went to previously yet. There are some pretty drives.

The WiFi here really sucks. It's almost as slow as dialup.

I think that I'll try to nap a little. I have nothing until the Fern Grotto tour at 3:15, and I'll leave around 2. I got the address to enter in the GPS on my phone. I would have been completely screwed this trip without the GPS.

A guy was using a leaf blower or something like that when I lay down. But I did doze lightly after that.

Had a small Caesar salad for lunch. I must have been hungry because it tasted really good. Changed my clothes and freshened up, and I have a half-hour to kill.

Interesting. I saw a video about a couple who retired on a cruise ship. They said that it’s costing them $35000 a year. That’s something to think about, but I’d have to not have pets.

Took the fern grotto cruise. The fern grotto is basically a photo op. I don’t remember it from our Kauai trips when I was a kid, and I’m not surprised. Now I’m waiting for the luau.

I’ve decided not to take the snorkeling trip on Sunday. I’d have to meet them at 6 AM, and I don’t do 6 AM even Hawaii time. I can rent snorkel equipment at the place where I’m staying at a more civilized hour.

Then I went to the luau. Dinner took two hours. The food was pretty good and the live music was great. But the actual hula show started at 7:45. I walked over there but started to yawn. Bearing in mind that it was almost 2 AM EDT, I had a longish drive ahead of me, and I was up at 6 AM today, I decided to leave and drive back. I didn't really factor jet lag into my plans because I'm a night owl. But a six hour time difference is making a difference.

I'm back at the hotel and plan to sleep soon. I'm a party animal :) I'm going to set my phone on "do not disturb" this time until my alarm goes off.

Oh, I discovered that there is a washer and dryer in the hotel suite. Excellent because I want to wash my travel clothes before going back. The complex has a laundry room, but this is better.