Shopping in Poipu & Lounging at Salt Pond Beach

After checking out the Russian fort and Kauai Coffee, we drove to Poipu to go shopping at the Poipu Shopping Village. I’ve been shopping there a lot before, it’s mostly the same. I got Billy and Ging a baby gift for their first son, Damien, who was born a couple weeks ago. It was good to go down to Poipu, though, because even if the shopping village has not changed, Poipu has. There is a ton of development.. and a lot of it only half complete because of the poor economy. And, get this: There’s a roundabout in Poipu now. It’s kind of neat to see all this, but I can’t help but feel a bit nostalgic over seeing the small town blow up.

After shopping we had lunch at Joe’s on the Green (at the Kiahuna Golf Course).

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Joe’s on the Green, Koloa, Kauai

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Joe’s on the Green, Koloa, Kauai

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Kalua Pig Sandwich :: Joe’s on the Green, Koloa, Kauai

And then after lunch, we headed back towards Waimea, but stopped off at Salt Pond Beach in Hanapepe. Again, a place I’d always wanted to check out, but never did. Aunty Cathy told me this is a popular beach for locals and not many tourists were there, and she was right. So we just lounged around and walked on the beach, swam out in the water for a couple of hours.

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Salt Pond Beach, Hanapepe, Kauai

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Salt Pond Beach, Hanapepe, Kauai

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Salt Pond Beach, Hanapepe, Kauai

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Salt Pond Beach, Hanapepe, Kauai

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Salt Pond Beach, Hanapepe, Kauai

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