The Final Days

This little guy came out to visit
from behind the couch.

Our days on the island were passing quickly. Friday was upon us and with it came the rain. We spent most of the morning watching the rain pour down. The rain started to disappear in the afternoon allowing the bright sun to break through.

We all walked the four blocks toward town to a park where they have a weekly Saturday art fair. We all checked out the booths, hid from the rain, and bought some various items. Linda bought a very cool handbag/carry-on that I really liked. It has sea turtles on it and looks very Hawaiian. Later that afternoon we drove into Hanalei for dinner at Kalypso Island Bar and Grill and did some final shopping.

Smile!

It was time for our adventure to be over. Everyone packed and we played our final game of cards. We would have to depart from Tiki Tower by 10 AM the next morning.

At exactly 10 the next morning we were heading south to catch our flight in Lihue. The problem was that we were not scheduled to board our flight until 8 PM that evening. Mike drove and the rest of us made suggestions as to how to burn time waiting for our flight. We ended up stopping at every little town and shopping. It was fun and gave us a good look at the many little towns along the route back to drop off the rental car and catch our flight.

It's all about the refreshments, you know!

Things went well after we returned the car. Our flight was on time and we all got seated for the 5 hour and 55-minute red-eye flight back to Seattle. Trying to get comfortable and sleep was a challenge, what can you do? At the airport in Seattle, we had breakfast and then caught the final flight home. It all went smoothly and we were at our house by about 9:45 AM. We were tired, but it was such a nice vacation that it was worth the exhaustion.

We were so honored to have been invited on this adventure. We hope the Andersons, especially Julia whose trip this was, enjoyed the experience as much as we did. We truly had a great time. Thanks, Mike Rayelle, and Julia, for the adventure and your friendship. We love you all.

[If you want to compare this adventure to our first visit to this beautiful island explore here!]

Watching surfers and swimmers.

Time for the last leg of our journey.