Day Seven was a slow day... it was raining for most of the morning and wet during the rest of the day, so we kept it pretty low key. We decided to check out the Kauai Museum in Lihue around 11am. The museum was obviously a low budget endeavor in a neat old building across from the post office. It was still kind of cool to wander around and learn about the Hawaiian monarchy, and the many wars fought and lost over the conquering of Kauai by King Kamehameha "The Great" who ruled all the islands through the winning of battles, except Kauai. I also learned more about the unlawful takeover of the Hawaiian islands by the US government in 1898. It was educational. They also had an exhibit about the first Hollywood silent film made in Kauai "White Heat".
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After the museum excursion, we picked up some flat rate boxes from the post office for mailing souvenirs to people. Then we went to lunch at a restaurant called "Duke's" named for the famous swimmer/surfer/movie star Duke Paoa Kahanamoku. Duke's is a Hawaiian chain of restaurants. The food was very good, though it wasn't cheap. There is a Koi pond in the Lihue branch, so that was cool. After Duke's, we wandered over to the Lihue Mariott Hotel to check out their botanical garden. It exists within their elaborate courtyard. There were swans, and Hawaiian geese, and lots of Koi fish. It was very beautiful.
That's about it for day seven. Sometimes you need to take a breather on such long trips to regroup your thoughts, and just spend time wandering.
Until next time!
Mahalo
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