My family and I recently took a wonderful long weekend to Kauai. Besides the breathtaking views, tropical drinks on the beach, and wonderful sea life, there was the most fun fruit! There was fruit I had never seen and definitely never eaten before. I thought I would share!
When we got there and my mom and sister had just run to the fruit stand. They had these crazy little spiky red fruits. You had to score the outside and then when you peeled off the skin it was like a giant grape inside! After some research my husband discovered it is called a Dragon's Eye. I would recommend trying it!
When we got there and my mom and sister had just run to the fruit stand. They had these crazy little spiky red fruits. You had to score the outside and then when you peeled off the skin it was like a giant grape inside! After some research my husband discovered it is called a Dragon's Eye. I would recommend trying it!
Because of the time change, we woke up very early on the first day and hiked out to some cliffs to watch the sunrise. We found these amazing caves and had fun spelunking around. On the walk back we were greeted by banans tree after banana tree. It was amazing to see how they grow! There is a huge flower and under each petal an entire bunch of bananas grows out! And all of this came from banana tress that were only about 5 feet tall. After the spelunking we returned for a yummy fruit breakfast. We enjoyed fresh papaya, pineapple, and apple bananas. I don't know if that is what they are really called, but they have these tangy amazing little bananas that taste like they are have some apple flavor in them.
About ten years ago there was a hurricane that decimated all of the chicken coops on the island! Who would have thought?? I guess they had a bunch of chickens for cock fighting. The result is that the chickens are now wild, show quality beautiful, and running the island. So as you are relaxing on the beach the chickens come by to check you out, which I guess is better than peddlers!
In addition there were these crazy fruits that looked like wooden grapes. When you peel off the wooden shell it actually look like a grape inside. I think it may have been lyche. However, it tasted somewhat fermented and I wasn't a huge fan. Interesting though!
Besides getting to spend all the time with my family, one of the major highlights of my trip was an unbelievable hike along the Napali Coast. It is part of the island you can only get to by foot. At the end of a four mile hike we arrived at a 300 foot waterfall!! This picture only shows the bottom of it. We of course jumped in and swam behind it, although the water was freezing! After a very muddy hike back there was a Hawaiian kid waiting at the bottom with a freshly husked coconut and a straw!
Heaven.
Heaven.
RSS Feed
