GARDEN ISLAND...

TOM (the old man) aka Wayne

attended a medical conference in Kaui

and the kids and I tagged along...

Start of Main Street in the historic town...

Of course, our first outing was to check out the local shops...

and the closest historic town to Point at Poipu (where we were staying)

was the small town of Koloa...

located on the south shore

This shop represented 32 artisan families

selling handmade wares and clothing

and the art galleries 

showcased the local talent too!

There were the usual souvenir and surf shops

ma and pa eateries...shaved ice...local coffee 

along the main street

  AND a surprise "greeter" awaiting

us on an outside bench...

"MOKI ALOHA"

An original one-of-kind, hand-carved sculpture

by Reems Mitchell

1983

It wasn't crowded (off season)...

we weren't hurried and the cool afternoon breeze

gave us a whiff of what was cooking...so we 

headed to the closest BBQ spot

for some family style food!

Waimea "collectables" next post...

Enjoy the Day!