Day 20 - Poipu, Kauai. Kiahuna Plantation - Surfing Lessons

This is it! This is paradise. We have loved all the places that we have stayed at so far but this is the best! We have arrived at the Kiahuna Plantation, a tropical paradise on the ‘Garden Isle’ of Hawaii. 
We booked surfing lessons today. Jemma decided to sit out and take photos as her ear is sore again. 

The view from our condo

Ryan jumping for joy!

I have to carry this?

It' so heavy!

This is a grimace, not a smile.
The training boards are very heavy.

Just getting my bearings...

Up on one knee...

This is my wave, budge over!

Thanks for yielding!

A natural.

Ryan getting a wave.

Looking good.

Hey, I was here first!

Whoaa!!

Ryan can surf on one foot!

Getting there...

That's good enough!

You guys are so lame. 

Sunset over Poipu

Day 17, 18, 19 - Maui

Day 17 - The day after my amazing windsurfing lesson was a bit of an anti-climax. Jen had really wanted to go to a snorkeling spot which required us getting up early but none of us wanted to get up two days in a row so the day was a bit of a bust (by Maui standards). We hung out at the pool and boogie boarded some more.
Day 18- We did get up early today and went to Puulenalena beach for some snorkeling. We saw a turtle and some great coral. Afterwards we had breakfast at Denny’s.

We finished the day off back up at Kaanapali Beach, just North of Lahaina. We went to the Sheraton BlackRock to see the cliff diver. The waves were huge and, as usual, Ryan was fearless and looked like he was going to get sucked out to see about 10 times!

Black Rock, Kaanapali Beach, West Maui

Ryan and a big wave

Day 19 - Today was a travel day. We checked out of the Kihei Akahi condo at 10:00am and headed to the airport for our flight to Kauai. This is it, Part four and our final week in paradise.

Day 16 - Action Sports and Pedicures! Happy Birthday Canada!

Jenny on the blog people.  Get a cup of tea!  So, the kids are at the pool (8:20pm) and Barry is eating coconut ice cream and I am on the blog feeling all relaxed and lovely with a cool breeze blowing through the condo.So yesterday, Barry booked himself into a wind surfing lesson with Action Sports!  We hit the road at 8am, got our real fruit smoothies and headed over to a beach park near the airport to meet Kieran, Barry’s personal instructor.  By 9am he was on the water with me clicking away (I was the official photographer).  He did great, a real pro considering it has been 20 years since he “caught some wind” on a reservoir in England.  
The kids just hung out and we spent a lovely morning on a quiet beach.  We hit Costco for more sashimi, to return a boogie board and then back to the condo.

Just to keep things even, Jemma figured we needed pedicures so off we toddled at 2:15 to find (very good reviews btw).  We weren’t really sure what we were in for, as English was not their first language, but we were met outside and taken into the “relaxation” room for our “special” pedicures.  I have to say it was awesome.  Mine came with a massage and as you can see the gal really got into it!  Wow!  We had the works and it came to exactly the same as the windsurfing lesson!

So after our pedicure we came back to the condo and started making our way through our food supplies.  I really have to stop buying food!  Steak, mushrooms, roasted potatoes and salad!  
After the sunset, an evening dip in the pool and a game of Wist we will hit the sack!

Day 15 - Lahaina, West Maui

Another day snorkeling and boogie boarding. We tried a couple of beaches on our way back up to Napili Beach in West Maui to boogie board the great waves. 

Our pool

Shave ice (like eating snow)

Coconut ice cream in the bottom plus a choice of 20 syrups.

The massive Banyan tree in Lahaina

Nice look...

Dinner at the Cool Cat Cafe, Lahaina, Nth Maui

There was a ton of traffic (if you can believe it) on the way back so we stopped in at Lahaina for some shave ice and supper at the Cool Cat Cafe.

Day 14 - The Road to Hana

The small town of Hana is on the South East coast of Maui and is accessible by a picturesque road along the steep shoreline. The main attractions are the waterfalls, jungle and 600 plus turns along the windy road. 

A bamboo forest 

Ryan meditating

Me Jemma!

The Road to Hana

We finished the day off back at Kam II for some boogie boarding and a legendary Maui sunset.

The old timers can boogie board too!