Molokai

We had an uneventful flight here and were met by our friend Norman, whisked back to their fabulous Papohaku Beach House house for lunch on the back lawn.  Heaven.

We go out to the beach every night with our wine and beach chairs and watch, exclaim over and generally discuss the sunset.  Usually, Sarah has started some amazing hors d'oeuvres, which we pounce on while helping prepare the rest of the night's feast.  Our first night was ahi with huge organic salad and pesto pasta.  Yesterday we stopped at a local place that sells local grass fed beef and bought filet mignons.  They were incredible - also big salad, roasted root vegetables and grilled eggplant.  Norman and susan's guests were people they met through kumu farms, a beautiful organic farm.  Another lovely evening amid tropical breezes, plentiful vino and great conversations.  Don is our official Molokai photographer.  I can't wait to see some of the amazing sunset photos he has taken.  His blog is here   http://donprichard.com/

Here is the view from the back porch, looking out to Papohaku Beach.

And this is a view of the back of the house from the beach.  This house is large enough for 12 people, with 6 bedrooms and 6 baths and three living rooms, with a large dining room, back porch and of course, the views!!

This is the path to the beach.   In other words, from where I took the photo above, turn around and this what you see.

While we were there, the caretakers had to rescue one of their lambs.  She was one of three and when we found her, she was barely getting enough milk.  The other two lambs were much bigger and stronger.  Liana bottle fed her, but their sweet dog Iliana took over other mothering chores, as you can see.

Salt pans near Maki Horse Beach

 

 

 

Breadfruit

Got glass of wine, ready to watch the sunset

Sunset looking south