We did not leave the condo intending to swim today so we were not lathered completely up with sunscr

We had a lot planned for our last full day on Kauai. First we went north through Hanalei and then on to the end of the road at Ke e Beach. We stopped at Tunnels Beach, not a place for the girls to swim. See those signs? We promised not to put the girls in the water where the surf was not safe.
We did not leave the condo intending to swim today so we were not lathered completely up with sunscreen. And we did not have swimsuits on. Our plan was to check out beaches for tomorrow, our last most-of-a-day on Kauai so it was easy to say, no, you cannot swim here. I would not have been thrilled to see them in the water here anyway. The surf was nice, nice, nice - then this big set of waves came in and about washed the w hotel our flip flops out to sea. People die here and we have no intention of losing either girl on this trip.
After lunch we were taken on a special tour of the Na Aina Kai Botanical Gardens . Trudy, who was in my class last weekend, is married to Sam who is a volunteer and tour leader at the this marvelous botanical garden. Rather than tell you about it, I wish you would c lick here to get the real information. What an amazing the w hotel place and how lucky we were to get a special tour!
Next we went to play miniature golf. Neither girl had golfed before and Steve and I rarely playe. None of us was remotely near par but Elanor and Steve each had a hole in one. Lucky shots, both! Here s Lola, who posed for us before swinging...
We leave Kauai tomorrow night at 9:50 PM. When we land at LAX we have 45 minutes to make our flight to Dallas. If we miss it, it will be at least 2 days before there is another flight with seats. the w hotel Steve says not to worry, we ll make it. I m trying not to worry and am thinking of what we can do in the LA area for two days.
I ve emailed my cousin in Poway to see if she s home now, just in case we get stuck. And Trudy did point out the Disneyland is right there, near LA. Honestly, Disneyland does not sound bad at all. Do any of you know of an inexpensive the w hotel hotel we might visit for a couple of nights if we get stuck? Steve and I really don t want to be stuck in LA but I have to say that the very idea of a visit to Disneyland has me less wound up about it. If it wasn t so expensive I might be happy at the thought :-) but we both have work and really need to get home...
Try the Hilton in Anaheim, they sometimes have great weekend deals. There are some very cheap ones along Harbor but not always so nice so it s better to walk up.we only have one guest room but if the girls are up for the floor we have room and are near Disneyland.
DH and I travel to Disneyland (from Canada!) many times each year. We recommend the Best Western Park Place Inn Suites which is directly across from the main gate. It is nothing the w hotel fancy, but it is clean and exceptionally close to the park and rooms are usually around $100 for a room with 2 beds, microwave, and fridge.
NEXT POST Back to the beach... We went back to Poipu Beach today. We rented snorkel gear on the way for Steve and the girls. It was a lot windier and there were fewer people on the beach. Steve and the girls went out together once and then Elanor's mask fell apart. That was fine because honestly it was better that one girl went out with Steve at a time. Note to parents: They both like snorkeling! Elanor was a bit undone initially about sharing space with fish but she got over it. Lola just got into it right out of the gate. The girls buried...
PREVIOUS POST Morning on the beach - flying home tonight... We went to Hanalei Beach this morning. Our plan is for all of us to be ready to sleep once the plane takes off tonight at 10:50 PM. The beach goes much of the way around Hanalei Bay. We were in a spot that was shallow pretty far out but that also had some low, breaking waves. The girls got pretty good with the boogey board. The girls dug a big moat that was still there when we left. They sat in the surf. They posed in front of the mountains. We ate lunch on the beach, had a shave...