“When you love someone
all your saved up wishes
start coming out.”
~ Elizabeth Bowen
Beauty on the Beach
beach
Shells of Sea Creatures
“One cannot collect all the beautiful
shells on the beach. One can collect
only a few, and they are more beautiful
if they are few.”
~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Café Portofino in Lihue, Kauai
Dining Outside the Home: Café Portofino in Lihue, Kauai! Feel the romantic rhythm of northern Italy in a tropical destination overlooking the beach. This is paradise on the island of Kauai. The food is true Italian cuisine, the wine from cellars across the world. Café Portofino, a family-owned business, offers fresh seafood and locally sourced vegetables as well as classic dishes. Notice the Red Beet Salad and Grilled Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo, both celebration-worthy. Chat with the wait staff. Their friendly reception is warm and connected with deep-felt hospitality. For a memorable evening, especially bringing in the New Year, treat yourself to a taste of Italy.
Dog Day Afternoon
“In this big ball of people,
I’m just one grain of sand
on this beach.”
~ Aurora
Following Nature
“I pass my time in the open air
on the beach when it is really
heavy weather or when the
boats go out fishing.”
~ Claude Monet
Manchester-by-the-Sea is a Charmer
You probably know the Massachusetts village by an Oscar-winning film of the same name that awakened the rest of the world to this sleepy little fishing community. But Manchester-by-the-Sea has been around since 1645. Located along the north shore of Massachusetts Bay, where quaint summer cottages become the coveted home-away-from-home for a season, history is still being made. Such notables include a poet, author, actor, politician, comedian, professional golfer, radio talk show host, and more. The town has several points of interest, like Singing Beach, that adds enough allure to keep people flocking back. Unless of course, you’re one of the fortunate ones who get to live there.
Life is a Great Sunrise
“There’s never one sunrise
the same or
one sunset the same.”
~ Carlos Santana
The Sounds of Nature
“The three great elemental
sounds in nature are
the sound of rain,
the sound of wind
in a primeval wood, and
the sound of outer ocean
on a beach.”
~ Henry Beston
Experience the Charm of Island-Style Living
For island-style charm, on the historic Royal Coconut Coast, the oceanfront sunrise is unbelievable. As the dawn turns from azure-blue-grey to the golden cerulean seagreen of clear Pacific waters, the pull of the ocean practically lures you over the balcony to become one with the sea. Across the only road that runs north and south, like a horseshoe, on the island just beyond the lush valley is a view of the Sleeping Giant Mountain Range. The view can literally take your breath away. Old Kapaa Town is just a stone’s throw away. Walk the uncrowded shoreline, paying attention to the kite-surfing enthusiasts, or choose the paved Kauai Path for biking and daily exercise. Whatever the whim, the East Shore fits the bill.
snapshotsincursive 