Vacationing on Kaua'i

Myka · #1 04-20-2012, 02:52 PM

Headed to Kauai tomorrow.

Anyone PMing me will have to wait until May 1st or so for a reply.

muck · #2 04-20-2012, 03:09 PM

Have a fantastic Trip Mindy!!

Delphinus · #3 04-20-2012, 03:58 PM

You know, it's laid back and all, but they do have internet and computers and stuff still.

I'm just sayin' ...

reefgirl189 · #4 04-20-2012, 04:55 PM

Have a good time! Take lots of pics!

Lance · #5 04-20-2012, 05:13 PM

Have a wonderful time!

Myka · #6 05-02-2012, 02:40 PM

I took over 700 photos and videos while on Kauai and am about 3/4 done cropping and adjusting the photos. I will post some of the best ones when they are ready.

The trip was awesome, and the island is absolutely gorgeous! I'm so happy we picked Kauai rather than any of the other Hawaiian islands. "The Garden Island" lives up to its name...untouched wild! The atmosphere was very laid back - beach bums and surfers everywhere. Trip highlights were the helicopter tour we went on and the snorkel tour where we swam with giant green sea turtles. We did lots of snorkeling on our own, but the snorkel tour took us to places we didn't know about and couldn't get to without a boat.

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Originally Posted by Delphinus

You know, it's laid back and all, but they do have internet and computers and stuff still.

I'm just sayin' ...

Hahaha! Tony, I turned off my cell phone when we left LA and didn't turn it back on until we landed back on the US mainland! I didn't even take my laptop. To me a vacation is getting away from all the technology!

Delphinus · #7 05-02-2012, 02:59 PM

Haha, well, I can sort of understand that too.

Glad to hear you really enjoyed the place! I can't wait to go back one day.

Myka · #8 05-02-2012, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Delphinus

Haha, well, I can sort of understand that too.

I saw many people at breakfast with their laptops open on the tables doing whatever it is that they do or talking on their cells phones, and being soooo glad that I can remove those things from my daily activities while on vacation. Some people just aren't able to get away from it due to such cramped or demanding schedules or work duties or simply an inability to live without it (so sad). I felt sorry for those people. We totally got lost in vacationing, and only made two calls to touch base at home. It was nice to lose my daily routine.

I just found 50 more photos...hehe. Too many SD cards! My Canon G9 (that I dropped in my reef tank about 6 weeks ago) quit operating while we were in Kauai so I was very glad that I bought a Pentax WG-II waterproof camera on impulse the day before we left. Impulse buy for the win!

I also took my Samsung SSD digital camcorder and got some nice video of waves. I deleted about 30 minutes of video taken on the Pentax by accident though which is a shame...it was good video of us playing in the big surf on one of the beaches.

muck · #9 05-02-2012, 03:51 PM

Welcome back Mindy. Looking forward to the photo dump.

RuGlu6 · #10 05-02-2012, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Myka

I saw many people at breakfast with their laptops open on the tables doing whatever it is that they do or talking on their cells phones, and being soooo glad that I can remove those things from my daily activities while on vacation. Some people just aren't able to get away from it due to such cramped or demanding schedules or work duties or simply an inability to live without it (so sad). I felt sorry for those people. We totally got lost in vacationing, and only made two calls to touch base at home. It was nice to lose my daily routine.

+1 on that ! I don't even use a cell phone here in Canada just for that reason he-he