ADVENTURES, CHALLENGES, AND INSIGHTS OF A COUPLE IN EARLY RETIREMENT
After two weeks of enjoying the peace and quiet of the north shore of Kauai, we moved to the southern shore of Kauai. The south shore resort area is called Po’ipu and definitely seemed much more like the hustle and bustle of Maui. A bit of a welcome change after the slow pace of life in Princeville.
It’s gearing up to be a big travel summer as newly vaccinated folks emerge from their Covid cocoons. High demand is fueling ever higher airfares. But we found a good deal to Europe with Google Explore.
After two weeks in Kona driving all over the huge Big Island, we got to the very laid-back environment of the north shore of Kauai. A bit of a shock to the system. In fact, the resort in Princeville had only opened five days before we arrived. No trouble finding a pool chair here.
There is so much more to do than see volcanoes on the Big Island of Hawai’i. In order to do most, if not all of the recommended activities, we wound up spending hours and hours in the car and in the water.
When we first talked about spending a few months in Hawai’i, the place I really wanted to visit was the Big Island of Hawai’i, because I had never been here. As with Maui, we got loads of suggestions for things to do in Hawai’i, but the most unique and biggest excursion was to Volcanoes National Park.
