It’s not beach weather

On Day 3 we picked up our car rental, a boxy Kia Soul, and moved into a one bedroom timeshare condo at Kapaa Shores for the week. It’s modest but comfortable and since I had stayed here before I knew what to expect. It’s the only accommodation I have booked so far and we’ve been joking about having to sleep in the car! My deal-hunting skills are being mightily challenged in this peak-season, high-demand environment.

For the next 3 days the Hawaiian islands were surrounded by two intense weather systems which continued to bring cloudy, wet conditions and 50 km winds. The Big Island got hit the worst with 30” of rain in one day causing flooding. On Kauai there was a land slide closing the highway near Hanalei. However, we were able to drive a half-hour north to Princeville stopping at our favourite sites along the way.Read more