Today was a GREAT DAY!!!
We headed to The South Shore with some awesome snorkeling at Poi'pu Beach!
We learned that what we THOUGHT was Poi'Pu, 2 years ago when we were here, actually was Lawai....funny, cuz I wasn't that impressed with the snorkeling last time, but everyone told us we had to go to Poi'Pu, so we did, and when we pulled up we had been at the wrong place last time! We did have some trouble finding it too, so we stopped here first, "Sheraton Caverns Resort/Beach" and I wasn't that thrilled about getting in as it was really rough water, but Sean talked me into it and I'm so glad, when we finished about 2 hours in the water, I'd declared that was my favorite snorkeling site in both trips to Kauai! Perfect depth, tons of fish, not to choppy, and we went out FAR withough anxiety at all....LOVED IT! (The white break below, that's how far we got out!)
Showing off our new hats!!
Ok, we were starvin when we got done snorkeling...so of course, Sean insists on shrimp for lunch, after all, we were pretty excited to find this same truck here from 2008!!!
Yes, Sean ordered 2 plates......
Below is a map of Kauai! Today we were south, from one side to the other basically!
Spouting Horn was pretty cool...the sound it made was incredible! I could have stood there for hours watching and listening to it!
THEN, Sean spotted some turtles below!!! I was so excited to see them as I never did on our last trip to Hawaii.....my biggest hope for this trip is to snorkel with one! Poi'Pu is known for them showing up, so I'm crossing my fingers!
Of course, after lunch and our stop at the Spouting Horn, it was time for a treat! We visited the same stop from last time ....Koloa Mill!
The bottom kind of cut off, but Sean has TWO empty cups.....a mango pineapple shake, then a cup of Rocky Road.....he said he is on vacation and does NOT want to hear about his eating habits all week!!
So it was about 2:30 and everyone was tired...but I INSISTED we go and find Poi'Pu Beach while we were so close....and thank goodness it was just down the street! I can't wait to get my underwater pictures developed...I might need to drop them off at Wal-Mart tomorrow...too impatient to wait....we had another awesome time snorkeling.....I think this beach topped the last one.....
Unfortunately mom didn't enjoy herself. She took in ALOT of water....all the way in the lungs, so she was DONE after just a few minutes in the water......
So Sean and I were done....so tired, after about an hour in the water....we get out, start walking back to where mom and dad are and he noticed everyone staring at something in the water and says.....TURTLE!!! I bout died from excitement! We run back into the water...throw our fins on while swimming out...then I realize my film is gone in my camera....so what...I'm not missing this! So we finally find it after worrying we were too late.....I ABOUT CHOKED when I almost swam right into it...it was the same size as me.....amazing! I had no idea they were that big...until it's right in front of you, it's hard to imagine! First time all day I'd taken in water.....it scared me so bad! So finally Sean says...you STAY WITH IT, and swam back for the camera! Thank goodness it swam towards shore, so we were really shallow when he threw me the camera, and I literally swam with it back out to sea taking picture after picture after picture! I was in complete awe of this creature.....hard to describe! After about 20 minutes I realized I was way past the 'no snorkeling beyong this point' sign....oops...and had to turn around. Obviously below aren't my pictures....I found them online....but they look the same as he did!
This one below shows how big he was....AMAZING!
Had to add this one for fun.....cuz when we were at the Spouting Horn, the turtle I kept trying to get would poke his head up, then dive right before I could get the picture!!
So we hung out at the beach just relaxing and watching our surroundings for awhile, then headed back to the resort. After showering and relaxing for awhile, Sean announced he was hungry! So we took off and ended up at a mexican place...HAHAHA....(not Sean's favorite) but it was actually VERY VERY GOOD! Gotta have my mexican at least once a week!
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