Tropical Dreams

This was our first full day in Hawi and we were given a tour of the gardens around our cottage by Jennifer, our host.  This is definitely the place to grow whatever you like.  She has a variety of bamboo growing on her property along with citrus trees, a huge avacado tree, a pineapple patch and an array of flowers.  She also has coffee plants and she walked us through the process of making coffee beans.  I will include some pictures of the garden later.
After the tour we went to the Waimea mid-week market so we could get our new supply of basil and spinach pasta.  I've got to learn how to make that stuff.  From there we went down to a beach at Spencer Park near Kawaihae to test out our new snorkel gear.  I'm coming to the conclusion that I'm not that good at snorkeling, but I will persevere.  It was still a good day at the beach.
After the beach we returned to Hawi and walked off down our mile long road into Hawi.  We had promised ourselves Tropical Dreams ice cream cones if we walked into town and back.  Hawi is an old Hawaiian town with funky little shops and restaurants and the cones were not a disappointment.

On returning to our bucolic little cottage we took advantage off our outdoor shower(first time I've ever showered outdoors)before finishing the day with pasta, cheese, tomatoes and fried bread.....with wine.