 1 We started our vacation at the Marriott in Lihue, Kauai |
 2 This was the first time staying at the Marriott, which was an exchange for one of our Hanalei timeshare weeks |
 3 The view from our room was the resort's private lagoon. The weather was not ideal, due to how early in the season we travelled. |
 4 On Tuesday, we flew back to Oahu to spend a couple of days with Deb and Mary. That night we celebrated Deb's birthday at Alan Wong's, one of Honolulu's premier restaurants |
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 9 Happy Birthday Deb! |
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 11 Wednesday morning in Deb's kitchen, Max discovers that the coffee du jour is Lez Beans |
 12 The cooking begins for the Passover Seder that evening |
 13 Chicken soup... |
 14 ... and matzoh balls! |
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 16 Our first Hawaiian Passover seder is in the backyard of Nalani and Peaceray's house, in Kailua |
 17 Lots of wine bottles at the ready as we start making our way through the Hagaddah |
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 19 The "kids" table |
 20 Raffi, PeaceRay and Nalani's oldest |
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 22 Woody the vegetarian attempts to incinerate our lamb dinner |
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 24 After Passover, we come back to our timeshare on the North shore of Kauai |
 25 The sun sets over Hanalei Bay and the peaks of Bali Hai |
 26 Another sunset from the beach in Hanalei |
 27 The birds congregate on the bougainvillea surrounding our patio |
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 31 Max sets out for 9 holes of golf at the Prince course |
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 33 We wait for our cart, Dave is the driver |
 34 It is hard tell, but there is a huge cliff just beyond the green, all the way down to the ocean |
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 36 Another hole that ends in seaside cliffs. Many balls were lost that day! |
 37 In this case, the cliff at the edge of the green leads down to someone's private beachfront compound |
 38 Max's foursome |
 39 The last Thursday of our vacation we were back at Tunnels Beach when we encountered a Hawaiian monk seal taking a nap |
 40 The monk seals are endemic to Hawaii and are endangered. The law to remain 150 feet away from the seals is strictly enforced. |
 41 Now that I've made my pillow, I'll lie on it |
 42 Friday before we are going to leave, we kept it easy by going down to PuaPoa Beach that is shared by our resort and the Princeville Hotel. It gives a sideways view of Hanalei Bay. |
 43 The Hanalei Pier was built in 1892. It is no longer used commercially. |
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 45 Taro fields in Hanalei Valley |
 46 Our final night, we went back to the clubhouse restaurant at the Prince Course for sushi night |
 47 We got our table just in time to enjoy our final Hawaiian sunset |
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