How I ever even fell asleep last night, all sweaty and salty and sticky from sweet drinks and greasy from sunscreen, is beyond me, but I guess I was just that tired. But a clean up was first in order this morning, and then I went to the International Cafe to pick up my favorite non-dining room breakfast food, nut and seed cakes that G calls bird food. I then took them upstairs to join him on the Terrace Deck where I was met by this amazing view.
What a place to have breakfast!
Bird food 😉Our weather was simply stellar, start to finish today. In fact, except for a couple of hours of rain yesterday morning, it’s been gorgeous since we left home December 29.
We know how lucky we are.
We packed for the day (more sunscreen, towels, etc) and walked off the ship and over to the ABC Store closest to the ship (a 10-minute walk or so) for beverages and then continued on to the Royal Sonesta Resort where we settled in on their beach, rented an umbrella and loungers ($65) and spent a few hours alternating between there and the beach bar.
Poultry just outside the ABC Store
Our first trip to Kauai was in 1995, less than 3 years after Hurricane Iniki and the roosters and chickens were taking over the island after roaming free after the storm.
We returned to the ship about 3:30pm, showered and got dressed in shorts and T’s and decamped to the Terrace Deck, where lunch/dinner became a movable feast, starting with a little afternoon tea, followed by some buffet dinner and then going up to Skywalkers for the last of the Elite Lounge. There was a guitarist on the Terrace Deck playing instrumental music for sail away (exceptionally nice) and we were treated to spouting whales in every direction as we sailed out of the harbor.
Whale watching from the Terrace DeckSunset occurred while we were in Skywalkers and was so beautiful that, after taking photos through the glass, I ran down the stairs to Deck 17 to photograph the end of it.
Through the window in Skywalkers
From Deck 17We made a last minute decision to go to the Princess Theater for tonight’s performance, The Company Men, back singing a Motown Mashup and More. I’m really glad we did. They were even better tonight (dstsnding O). Their collective vocal range is unbelievable. And then we went to the 80s party on the open deck, because it was literally just down the hall from our cabin.
Captain McBain said, in his welcome back on board announcement this afternoon that tomorrow’s weather in Maui should be equally beautiful. We are definitely on a roll here, and the weather has certainly helped make this one of our favorite cruises in years. And we still have one more to look forward to!
Life is good. :-)
