The visit to the Famer’s market was entirely sucessful. I say this in case you go here or Maui. The prices are competitive with portland prices for fruit and the papaya, mangos, and finger bananas are tree-ripened and the best you will ever taste. Few farmers grow pinapple and the ones at Costco are $2.50 and hawaiian-grown and the best I’ve eaten.

Bread prices are astronoical, like $6.50 for no-name bread. We got lucky and found (of all things) my favorite Portland bread at Safeway “Daves Killer Bread, Good Seed variety” for $4.74. That’s about a Fred meyer price for that. So, you find the occassional loss leader, used to bring people into the store.

We went to an over-the-top restaurant ‘keoke’s Paradise’ that specializes in fake Hawaiian ambiance. Loved it and the food was just right and the local music and mixed drinks went down well. It’s hard to get kitch right, but they did a good job. We hit this place once each visit to Kauai.

I wouldn’t waste my money on five-star dining on one of the most remote islands in the world.

 The local fish and fruit are quite good. Today we’ll find some coconut and maybe a mango smoothie at Banana joe’s (fruit stand) up north, were we’re moving today to a condo that has a view of both sunrise and sunset. 

There’s a good shave ice place up there. We’ve tried a couple here and they rated b+, but we’re going for the A- one up there. There is such a good coffee house that we’ll give that a try, also. All these places are from guidebooks or Internet searchs. Starbucks Gold Coast in a  drip machine has served us well, so far. I’m glad the airport dogs didn’t alert tp the coffee bag when we flew here.