Day Twenty-two, close to home base

Today we slept in, relaxed, and did very little.  We went to the Kilauea Lighthouse and Wildlife Preserve, which has a very short walkway and viewing on three sides of a peninsula.  It was a beautiful sunny morning, with lots of photo ops.  The birds wouldn't pose for us, but we got a few shots of gulls and red footed boobies, and one of a cardinal.  We ate lunch at the Lighthouse Bistro in Kilauea, and headed back home.  Pat napped.  I caught up with email and found a novel to read.

Pat awoke near sunset.  We drove down the the "sunset beach" near the St. Regis Hotel.  There were clouds near the horizon so once again we didn't get the full drowning of the blazing ball.  But it was pretty, and the pink tinged clouds over the mountains in the west were beautiful.  We had dinner at the Paradise Bar and Grill in Princeville.  It's great to sit outside in a restaurant and not be either swamped with insects or cold.  We'll miss that when we get home.  Not that we eat out very often.

View southeast from the lighthouse

1913 lighthouse, being renovated now

Mountains to the west.  Our condo complex is on the far right.

Small island off the tip of the lighthouse peninsula.  Inhabited only by birds.

The small light on the left is in service.  It shines directly into our bedroom window.

Sunset

Another view to the east.  Clouds are low over the mountains.

Eastern sky at sunset.