Parasailing before Kauai's South Pacific

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Our flight from Kona to Kauai was close to noon, so I figured that we had some time to try out some parasailing before we left the Big Island. I had booked the parasailing during our day off on New Year's day, and I was a little worried that it might be tight timewise. I need not have worried, Hawaii time allowed everyone to be on time, all the time.

In any case, we went in for the full two hundred feet and hovered in the air for fifteen minutes. Considering how quickly the boat was moving, hanging around in the parasail was remarkably quiet and calm. There was no wind, no sound, and everything moved so slowly. It did get boring after a while. The most exciting part was when we got dipped into the ocean as we were being reeled in.

Maggie and I getting dipped at the end of our parasailing excursion at Kona.
We certainly got a bit wet when we touched the water. Fortunately my camera was waterproof..

The flight to Lihue, Kauai was pretty uneventful. We had no trouble finding out way to the car rental place. We were informed that they were out of compact cars, so I had a choice of driving a Jeep, a SUV, or a Lincoln Towncar. Gimme that limo!

There was a rooster next to our rental Towncar. The Towncar was a novelty. There were chickens everywhere.

We made our way to the Kauai Beach Resort where we got settled in.

The Courtyard at Kauai Beach Resort.
As we were trying to figure out what to have for dinner, we found out that they had a weekly showing of South Pacific that night! The timing was pretty good, as we were able to grab some tickets just before the show started (it was pretty full). I just found it kind of funny that we went all the way to Kauai to watch a show that was currently playing in Toronto!

Man-made waterfall at Kauai Beach Resort.
The food was buffet style, which was okay, for a buffet. The show also was okay.

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