Monthly Archives: May 2006

Reintegrating…

As of about 6:30am today, we are back in Dallas.  And now the long process of reintegrating with a non-vacationing society must begin.  Suffice it to say that we aren’t as excited about this prospect as we were with beginning … Continue reading

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Hiking Honopu Ridge

On top of Na Pali Originally uploaded by bill_eisenhauer. Today we thought we’d get our feet wet with hiking by taking a guided hike over the Honopu Ridge which offers a spectacular view of the Honopu Valley. After it was … Continue reading

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Mavs Win!

Timing and bad weather have enabled me to see much of the Mavs-Spurs series and so today I was lucky enough to see the second half of Game 7.  It seems the only time my blood pressure has really elevated … Continue reading

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To the South Side…

Baby Beach Originally uploaded by bill_eisenhauer. Today was a transitional day for us as we had to check out of our vacation rental on the north side and make our way to the south side. So we were up and … Continue reading

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Paydirt!

Me on the beach… Originally uploaded by bill_eisenhauer. Or should I say “sand!” We had a full day of sun and thus a full day on the beach. So now I know it pays to broadcast our plight to the … Continue reading

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Rain Continues…

  Kauai Rain    Originally uploaded by bill_eisenhauer. Its really a good thing that the two of us are mostly just happy to be away from Dallas and happy to be in Kauai no matter what the circumstances.  A couple … Continue reading

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Secret Beach

  Rock formations at Secret Beach    Originally uploaded by bill_eisenhauer. We decided to try Plan A from Wednesday on Thursday and enjoyed some success this time.  We had nice sun for the early part of Wednesday and drove to … Continue reading

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Wednesday Review

It is well-known that the north side of the island of Kauai gets more rain, but we are getting it almost every day.  This has made it somewhat challenging to get sustained sunshine on any of the northern beaches.  As … Continue reading

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Kayaking Hanalei River

  Kayaking Hanalei River    Originally uploaded by bill_eisenhauer. On Monday, our second full day, we had planned to kayak the Hanalei River.  We chose this river for our first ever kayaking experience because it was very calm and because … Continue reading

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Enough beach for you?

  Beach to our left    Originally uploaded by bill_eisenhauer. Unlike other tropical places, Kauai offers you all the space you could ever want on many of its beaches.  This is a picture of the beach we visited on Monday.  … Continue reading

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