Thanksgiving was our first full day in Princeville. The weather in Princeville seems to change on a dime. Heavy rain started to move in so we spent the first few hours of the day hanging out at our place. My wife started a puzzle we found in the house. The cabinet also had a bunch of other games and even a few books for days like this one. It was still raining after breakfast so we decided to drive around the area until it stopped. We left Princeville and headed towards Hanalei to the west. It’s only a few miles away and we there’s a few lookouts of Hanalei valley…

Happy Thanksgiving all! I’m writing this from a new AirBnB in the north. Yesterday was a packed day which started with horseback riding in the morning. It was one of the last planned excursions we had. It was also our last day in the southern part of the island. We were up early, packed up and got going. There was still a bit of time before we needed to be at the ranch so we stopped to check out the Grand Hyatt resort on the way. The place is what you’d expect from a $500+ a night hotel. There are many manicured paths and a few expensive restaurants on site.…

We were up early to drive out to Waimea Canyon. It’s about a 30 minute drive from Poipu to Waimea which sits at the foot of the canyon. Waimea Canyon, A.K.A, “the Grand Canyon of the Pacific” is this massive gorge that stretches for miles. We saw it the other day in the helicopter but wanted to see it on foot too. There are two paths to go up to the canyon itself and we took Waimea Canyon drive as it has better views on the way up. One thing to note is that there’s no gas stations up there. In fact, there’s not a ton of gas stations on…