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You are visiting a modest beach house in Anahola, Hawaii. If you think of the island of Kauai like a clock, Anahola is between 2 & 3 o'clock or about a 30 minute drive north from the main airport in Lihue, which is about at 5 o'clock. |
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Let's start in the drive way... |
Here we are on Aliomanu Road looking down the drive toward the main house. Hey, doesn't it look like the ocean is as tall as the house. Don't worry...
It's just an optical illusion. The house is perfectly dry. Well that's not exactly true. Humidity here is very high, but not as high as being under water!
That first roof you see is the cottage.
To visit there go to the
Honeymoon Cottage link. |
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To the left is the our driveway as viewed looking toward Aliomanu Road from the front yard.
Below is a view of some white spider lilies and other plantings along the driveway. They mark the northern property boundary. |
There above the Natal Plum (dark bush on the left), you can see a
vague outline of the hills created by volcanic action many eons ago. |
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I decided to hike back up the drive to get you a close up of those volcanic formations.... Anything for you.
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To the left is a close up of one of the spider lily flower bursts in full bloom.They have a light fragrance, kind of sweet and slightly fruity. |
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Below is a view of the front yard prior to the gardener's visit.
I like the feel of it, all rough and wild looking. |
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That line of 50 year old palms marks the southern border of the property. You can also see a stand of banana trees. In the foreground is a white Singapore Plumeria tree. It is an evergreen variety, which means it looses it's leaves all year round. Others loose their leaves in the fall and look like a bunch of wild sticks. We get white blooms, which are often used in beautifully fragrant leis, up until November. |
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Turn around and you'll see the two story house. The yard isn't that big! Though we do park our cars in it when we want the rain or sprinkler system to wash them... Gotta clean that corrosive salt spray off.
I believe that palm by the carport is called a Queen's Palm. It has long 4" spikes on it and is scary to trim!
That's the Family Room above the carport. I put in double curtains: White to reflect the sunlight, dark green inside to try to mask it. It is a bit difficult to watch TV with bright sun light shining in. I know...I know...why watch TV in beautiful Hawaii?
What can I say...
It happens! |
See that plaque on the column by the carport? It says HALE MALUHIA. In Hawaiian that means House of Tranquility.
A good name... don't you think? |
Below we are standing outside the carport. Obviously the gardener has been here. Everything looks so neat... doesn't it?
Kinda boring, huh? |
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Before we go inside, I'd like to share one more colorful corner of the yard. There is a small deck outside the dining room. When the trade winds are too strong on the beach side of the house, we use this little deck to BBQ. Here the hibiscus is in full bloom. The landscaper picked quite a nice color for this area don't you think? |
WELCOME
Congratulations...
you made it to the front door |
Now if you're ready...
click on the door
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we'll go inside... |
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