Images of Kauai -- July 4, 2009

We've been in Kauai for less than a day, and we're now settled into our lovely beach house on the west end of Anini Beach. The house is simple, but the view is to die for, since the panoramic windows on the front of the house give you a spectacular view of the water. After being woken up just before 6 AM to the sound of crowing roosters (if you are on Kauai for any length of time, you will encounter these loquacious fellows)  we headed down to the beach to enjoy the sunrise (top left picture).  No matter whether I'm in Chicago or Hawaii, I love the early morning when the sun hits the water and turns it into liquid silver.  Ms. Z got her first splash in the Pacific Ocean and my parents and I enjoyed a cup of coffee on the edge of the water (John doesn't like coffee,or he would have been included, too).  There was the briefest of rains and a stunning rainbow over our cottage.  A perfect beginning to our vacation.  I can almost feel the cares of home melting away.

I think I feel some swimming coming on.  Happy 4th of July, everyone!