We decided since Carter wasn't feeling well, we'd go back to the beach that wasn't great for swimming, but had fun sand and that great shade tree and try snorkling. Carter was done with the water, but we adults had great snorkling. There were probably 3-4 times the fish of the other day and more of them and brighter. My parents went out just on the other side of the reef, where it was still shallow and said it was even more phenominal! I'll have to find some pictures on the internet of the fish, they were bright and lots of them. I'll also have to ask my mom the name of the beach. The snorkling was so good, you could probably walk in until your waist and just stick your face in the water and see 15 varieties of fish, not even swimming around!
Dad and I ended the afternoon at the Kauai coffee plant visitor center where we saw the coffee being grown. It's very, very rich (they had tastings) and was in bloom. The small, white flowers smell like jasmine. It was a very environmentally friendly operation. They also process there something called peaberry. Coffee normally forms with two pods, like a peanut, but 7% only one side matures. They call these peaberries and turn them into supercharged coffee.
Then of course we had to end our day across the road from where we stayed with a sunset.
Surimi from McDonald's. Eh, it's alright. Seems like a healthier fare item...
Carter trying coconut milk from a coconut at the farmer's market.
We drove all the way north. Just to find most of the beaches closed due to high surf that happens in the winter months. The kids made a house of stickds while we ate some lunch.
We finally found a beach we could go on to. It was shallow pretty far out and Carter tried body and board surfing. He LOVED it even thoguht he got dunked a LOT. He swallowed a lot of sea water and ended up vomiting in the night.
It was a quiet, sleepy ride home, it was a lot to do all in one day!
