Arrival

Finally of to Kauia! Got up early to pack up and head to the airport. Definitely needed the extra time as getting that many people through security with so many bags of so much important stuff. We did make it though. Pretty painless flight, slept mostly so that worked out well. Easy arrival as well as Burney was there to meet  us with vans. Hard to judge if Kauai was what I expected. Definitely lush jungle, but a very different feel than my recent tropical experiences. I think there was a bit of cognitive dissonance seeing American style amenities in a tropical environment as I’m more used to places such as Tanzania. Once we got to the house we were all feeling pretty cooped up from the flight so we went for a hike. Pretty disappointing as I was expected there to be plenty of nature trails. We ended up only being able to walk on the roads which were narrow and rather frightening. Got to see “downtown” though so there’s something of an accomplishment I suppose. Came home to a delicious cookout. Right back into tropical paradise mode, huzzah! Got introduced to the dangers of the island by Burney after dinner and had a brief pep-talk before some hang time. Ended on the best possible note, going to sleep in the warm tropical wind in my tent.