It feels so good to be back home. It feels like home. We are surrounded by friends. Our social calendar has been more full since arriving than the entire time we spent in Kauai. I feel like I belong on the island of misfit toys. All the misfit toys return, Jeff, Molly, Jessica, Damien, Ashley, Tad, as well as those that never left. And it has yet to rain.
Included is a picture of sunset view from our home. On our first afternoon at home we saw dolphins in the bay as the sun was setting. Kauai had amazing scenery, but sunsets in Key Largo are stunning.
The best part is the food. A gallon of milk costs $2.50 as opposed to $9.50 at Big Save on Kauai. Happy Hour draft beers are $1.00. All grocery stores have a delicatessen with fresh slices deli ham starting at $3.00/lb. A gallon of regular gas is $2.10 a gallon. At restaurants you can get a huge homemade burger for about $8.00 including "lettuce", tomatoes, and french fries. Two huge fish tacos made with fresh mahi for under $8.00, not Costco frozen fish sticks (like Tom Kats Grill, Keoki's and other).
We still have a few papaya trees in our yard, bearing fruit. Locally we have a few fruit stands selling local produce every day at reasonable prices.
I feel grateful for my experience on Kauai. I hold it dear, but it is nice to be home. I do not feel like a haole and no waitstaff will ever ask, "what time does your flight leave".
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