I woke up feeling a little better today. I was still tired, but at least I felt somewhat human. Today's symptom was a cough, but as long as I didn't do a lot of heavy breathing I was OK.
The sun finally made its way back into our lives, and we started the morning (after breakfast) by going to the Spouting Horn. Basically it's an ancient lava tube that the tide fills and pushes water out vertically with a strange noise. It probably doesn't sound that exciting, but the fact that nature managed to put it all together on its own is pretty neat.
Back at the hotel, of course we wanted sun. Actually, I mostly wanted shade, but to be outside in it. I brought down the laptop to do some online reading and catching up (going a record week with zero connectivity outside of my phone) while Diana did her best to obtain color. It's like I barely recognize her! She's a combination of brown and freckly, depending on where you look. But she'll be able to confirm, "Yes, I was in Hawaii."
After lunch at the pool bar, yep, I took a nap. Diana spent some time in a hammock and some money at the spa on products.
For dinner, we ventured out just to the west and found a neat little place that fulfilled our need for "local color." Good food there, including some garlic-cilantro fries. Seriously yummy.
That was really the extent to which we did anything today. We're both fairly exhausted from the sun exposure (I burned the inside of one leg from inadequate sun block application). Tomorrow is our last day on Kauai, with a late check out and then a short flight back to Oahu for our last night on the islands. The Hyatt has been a good home for us and met my requirements for simply being "taken care of" at all times.
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