45th Anniversary in Kauai

First we have to thank Deni, Craig and their friend

Matt for such great accommodations at the

Grand Hyatt Resort & Spa.

Matt is the Executive Assistant Manger Rooms Director.

When you walk in the lobby you see

clear through the lobby to the ocean.

And, this is what you see from the other side.

Most beautiful lobby we have seen.

Once we saw the hotel we decided we would
spend the whole nine days there and
not go out.

My bride the day before our 45th, she looks
right at home here in Kauai.

We were sorry we didn't bring our

parrot, he would have loved it here.

He might have been a little out classed, but

would have fallen in love I am sure.

This and the next picture are for

John Jordan.

He use to give us his beautiful cast-offs for our pond in Calif.

The views were always this beautiful

from the hotel no matter which way

you looked or where you where.

This one of the views was from our room.

There were no structured swimming pools

They all just as if you were stepping from

a natural place into water.

Even the 'beach' pool was totally natural

looking and feeling.

Ah, Linda is going to give us a tour of

our room (upgraded to a suite by Matt)

I can only say, it was HUGE and beautiful

with nothing but glass and spectacular views.

Deni and Craig had champagne waiting for us.

And, Matt had a wonderful bottle of wine with

flowers and goodies to eat.

The bedroom was so nice and with a wonderful view.

It was hard to get up in the mornings, you did not

want to leave it.

The balcony was a great place to relax,

play cards and read.

And the sunrises from our balcony were

breath taking.

Deni and Craig gave us the

Grand Hyatt Luau

for an anniversary present.

O.K. we did leave the hotel. Knowing us you might guess

that 'food'........ places to eat wastop on our list.

We of course went to a coupleof 'fancy' places like

The Beach House with the best sunsets.

But, we asked Matt what was

good that the locals go to, so....................

These were some fund and delicious places.

A weird thing happened while we were there.

It turns out Linda's cousin Cookie and her husband

were staying at the Grand Hyatt at the same time

we were, but none of us knew it. They went home

a couple of days before us, learned we were there

and called us. They recommended this place to

eat and it was yummy.

Matt recommended Scotty's for BBQ.

What great food and great view.

And, what does one do for dessert?

You go to Jo Jo's for 60 flavors of shaved ice.

Yes, we decided to do the sightseeing thing

and what a beautiful island.

Part of Waimea Canyon.

Green and water everywhere.

It is all beautiful, but the waterfalls have to be the best.

Then there were mommy and baby

Hawaiian Monk Seals.

We watched them swim in from the ocean and

then sun on the beach.

It was a spectacular water and beach area.

Taylor and his family were here about a year

ago and recommended this cove.

And, it was the 'best' cove around the island.

It reminded me of a natural swimming pool.

We took a few walks to take it all in.

Notice I sad a few.

Gained a pound for every day we were there.

What a relaxing and peaceful place to renew

your love and celebrate the 45 years that we

shared together.

Besides our hotel parrots, there were beautiful

geese, ducks and swans there to enjoy.

This bird and the following are birds

that are indigenous to Kauai.

This mom is looking for her children.

And, there they are.

I am pretty sure this bird is not indigenous. ha

But, they are everywhere!

Well, we showed you our beautiful hotel,

some wonderful sights to look at and

and some fun birds of Kauai. Now it

is time to see the flora of the island

starting here at the Fern Grotto.

The Fern Grotto, like many places on Kauai

was damaged by hurricanes but has grown

back and is beyond words.

Linda said, 'look at how big this leaf is'.

But, we soon found that leaf was small

in comparison.

Bad me, but I don't know the names of the

beautiful flowers we got to see.

Well, it is time to fade into the sunset.

We were lucky............... no rain.

Just beautiful sunrises and gorgeous sunsets.

I added another Harley dealership to

Rich and mine list. ha