Serendipity

Serendipity is defined as the event of an unexpected discovery. Our time in Kauai has been filled with those! Here are a few we've experienced in the last few days.

First we made a return to Brenneke's Beach, the scene of our terror filled attempt at boogie boarding last year! This year was much better though and we had a great time enjoying riding the waves and swimming with the sea turtles! They were all over the place and one in particular really loved riding the waves with me. It surfaced within a few inches of me over and over again, surfing the waves right beside me. It was at least three feet long!

Then we went off the beaten path and discovered some smaller beaches a little to the east. The picture above is the first one we came to. Isn't it beautiful? We also found this little bay where the swimming was splendid and I even did a little snorkeling. We enjoyed a walk around the point and just enjoying the beautfy of the day. It was a great "serendipity" for us to find these beaches and enjoy the beauty of God's creation.

We ended our day with dinner at Duke's, which sits right on Nawiliwili Harbour and had a delicious meal in a breath-taking setting. They had a trio of two ukelele players and one guitarist that came to our table and played and sang for us. We requested a love song and they sang and played "I Can't Help Falling In Love With You" - which of course made me cry! It was so precious to be sitting there holding hands with Phil, the love of my life for 25 years now, on the beach in Hawaii and to hear that song being sung for US!

Today we took our 4WD Jeep and did a bit of exploring - up by the Wailua River. We drove and drove and drove, passing the spot where the Jurassic Park Gates used to be, and taking a jungle hike to the special little waterfall you see here. We were miles and miles from any civilization and the scenery was superb! We went to the absolute end of the road (and I use this term so lightly) and found another wonderful "serendipity" awaiting us. We drove right up to an upper branch of the river and here is the beautiful scene we were treated to below.

 

Wow! What a time we've had here on Kauai! Tomorrow is our very last day and our flight out leaves at about 10:00 pm. We'll arrive back in Madison around 5:30 pm on Saturday. Watch for more postings of pictures - we captured so many unbelievably beautiful scenes and I can't wait to share them with you. We appreciate your prayers for a safe return!