Day one in Kauai – Aloha!!

We woke up nice and early for our flight to Kauai with our 400 checked bags. Around 9 AM (California time) we lifted off for the six hour flight and we arrived in Lihue, Kauai at 12 PM (Hawaii time). I got lei’d by one of the professors, and we continued to reuse the lei for everyone else. It is an essential part of arriving in Hawaii so it was great it happened. Afterwards, we were driven to the NTBG’s field house where we met Mary! She is wonderful. She fed us a huge assortment of very much needed food. The house is in the middle of the forest, which is a beautiful sight. I plan to upload a picture of our view so keep posted!  We were so inspired by the nature that all of us went for a hike to town and back. Arriving back to the house, Mary and Barry cooked a BBQ and we feasted again. They are very awesome people!  Off to bask in the beauty of the island! 🙂