Summertime: Hawaiitime

About a week ago my family and I made a short trip to Kauai for our annual summer vacation trip. Granted it was slightly less than perfect because I can't be around people for more than two hours without wanting to sit in peace and quiet for two days, but I still had a great time regardless.

The food was slightly subpar, surprisingly. Side note: I totally need to become a food critic. The word subpar just comes, like, naturally to me. I guess I was just a little disappointed with how Americanized everything was. And now that I realize it, Hawaii is totally a part of America. I mean... I guess I'm trying to say it was pretty tourist-friendly. Not at all like our last trip to the remote islands of Antigua and Barbuda (and when I say remote I mean deserted.)

BACK TO FOOD: We went to a pretty awesome tapas place that definitely made up for all of the pizza, burgers, and hot dogs from before. The restaurant had a variety of seafood, cheeses, and breads which the server brought out one dish at a time. We liked it so much, we literally returned the next day.

Now the only other Hawaiian island I've been to before was Maui, but it was like eight years ago or something so I don't totally remember enough to compare and contrast the two. Overall though, Kauai was had just about everything for the average American family who has enough money to vacation somewhere tropic without getting a passport. There are beaches, forests, hiking trails, mountains, and a major city nightlife (no, there's no city I lied.) The beaches were nice, a little busy with families and people, but they definitely had water and sand. We hiked through a forest after kayaking two miles, yes you read that right two miles, to a delightful little waterfall surrounded by not only chickens but a handful of international tourists who I swear could have asked where's Mickey Mouse. After driving in our Nissan Altima for nearly two hours, we reached the end of the road where a trailhead attracted hundreds of tourists thirsty for adventure. We let my mother out to pee and after gazing upon the hikers, we had had our fill, and exhausted, we returned all the way to the hotel.

My least favorite part of the trip had to be the mosquitos. I don't know if this is possible, but I should probably look into mosquito allergies, because I may have one. Every time I am bitten, each bite swells up to the size of a baseball. Like, is that normal? I would love to know.

My favorite part of the trip was probably the day spent tanning. That was super fun. It's nice to know I am easily entertained.