Maui and Kaua’i Day 14: Parakeet Invasion

Hilary and Darryl took their kids out to Salt Pond Beach, and the rest of us went to Kalapaki Beach, where Daniel’s mom, his grandma, and Catherine had lunch at Duke’s and Daniel and his dad went kayaking. It was a beautiful day and the bay was very clear and perfect. There were people riding an outrigger canoe, a lot of surfers and paddle boarders, and people swimming by the beach.

The Norwegian Cruise Lines Pride of America was pulling out of the harbor as we left. It was amazing to see such a large ship in the bay.

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Daniel and his dad joined the group for lunch at Dukes.

Us at Kalapaki Beach.

On our way back to the house we decided to do the Koloa Rum tasting. It was amazingly good. We learned that the Koloa Rum Company is actually still growing sugar cane to make their rum.

The rest of Daniel’s family went to the Smith Family Luau, while we had a date night at The Beach House in Poipu. Daniel got Catherine this beautiful multi-colored plumeria.

Our reservation was for 7:30, so we were able to watch the sunset from the lawn.

Some views as we waited for sunset.

Just as the sky was really turning pink we started to hear a lot of birds chirping and flying overhead. At first we didn’t think much of it. Then we noticed a lot of little green parakeets in the trees. Those were the birds coming in!

The beautiful sky at sunset!

The famous Monkeypod Mai Tai from the Beach House.

Our delicious meal, including a strawberry cream pie for dessert.

Another wonderful day in Kauai!