Located on Kauai's South Shore is the spectacular Spouting Horn blowhole. The Poipu waters channel into a natural lava and releases a huge spout of water during large swells. Since this is one of the most popular tourist sites on Kauai, I thought my family would be impressed. Not so much. "I've seen larger spouting horns in Mexican", several stated.
Poipu Beach is nestled in the Poipu resort area. Poipu is known for it's marine life. It is most famous for the endangered Hawaiian monk seals that sometimes sunbathe on the shore. We were fortunate to see these amazing animals first hand. The beach was quarantined off with signs and yellow tape protecting the sunbathing monk seals from beach goers. It was fascinating!
Snorkeling in Poipu reveals a variety of colorful fish. Those in our group who snorkeled were able to see many colorful fish, but nothing too spectacular. The park was quite crowded so we only spent a few hours there.
Puka dogs were our lunch choice. The Puka dog menu includes polish dogs, (or veggie dogs) with secret sauces and relishes. I was a little apprehensive, however, they were quite good.
We always end the afternoon back at our amazing resort, at the beach and the pool.
We celebrated Mike's high school graduation at Duke's restaurant. Duke's is located on our resort property. It has an amazing oceanfront view, with a great ambiance, with Hawaiian musician serenading at dinner. The presentation of our meals was almost as great as the taste. Duke's was definitely our favorite place to dine.
You can't go to Duke's without topping off the evening with a slice of Hula Pie. The Hula Pie has a chocolate cookie pie crust, macadamia nut ice cream, drizzled with hot fudge, and topped with whipped cream, and chopped macadamia nuts. It is a mountain of pure dessert indulgence. Our waiter said it would feed 4 adults. There were 9 of us, so I ordered two. Not enough for our crowd. As they say, "it's all about the Hula Pie".
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