podsnel
<font color=blue>just skippin' around, amusing mys
- Joined
- Nov 14, 2007
So if you guessed we were heading back to the Hanalei pier for lunch, you were right!
Yes...it was because we loved it there, yes...it was so T&T could get in a few more jumps....but YES it was largely due to the Taco truck parked across the street.
Of the list of food trucks I had wanted to try while on Kauai, this turned out to be the only one we ever found. But food trucks are fickle- my guess is a good day at the beach or great surf conditions probably leads to a closed for the day truck.
FWIW, the other ones in this area that I was looking for were Kauai Ono http://www.yelp.com/biz/kauai-ono-hanalei-2 and Hanalei Taro and Juice http://hanaleitaro.com/24101.html. We DID find Pat's Taqueria though, and lucky, lucky us. http://www.yelp.com/biz/pats-taqueria-hanalei
While the boys swam, we placed our order-
All the tables right at the truck were already filled (this is a popular spot!), but, even better, we snagged a table under a tree down on the beach-
Our order was ready in about 10 minutes, and we called the boys to lunch.
Everything was delicious. By FAR the best fish taco I have ever had. We also had yummy rice and beans-
Pods and I were supposed to share 2 fish and 2 kalua pork tacos- but, Pods was in a grazing haze and had finished 2 of the pork before I even approached finishing my fish one, so...more fish for me!
My fish taco-
The "Oh- you wanted a picture of my pork taco?" picture-
I never managed to get the carne asada taco pic or the quesadilla pic, they were snarfed down too quick. There was not alot of conversation during this picnic, just a lot of groaning and mmmmmmming.
That was for the view, of course, too-
Somehow we managed to pull ourselves away and drove across the bridge one last time-
We made a quick stop at the shopping center in Princeville so I could buy a couple of bubble bags for the leftover bottles of wine (these are AWESOME!! I packed the wine in my checked luggage to Oahu, and then brought home 2 bottles of Koloa rum in them when we left Hawaii- and I will totally be packing them with some beverages for our upcoming WDW vacay INCLUDING one of the Koloa rum bottles). We packed up the rest of Janice's condo, said goodbye to our view, loaded all the luggage onto the valet's golf cart, and headed out of Princeville one last time. 
A quick stop to take pics of the Princeville fountain-
And a last look at Capt Cook's pines-
And we were off! On the way, the ride is soooo beautiful. Timmy had some comments-
click to play-
That's right kid! Mommy doesn't mess around! Maybe I have lived there- in another life- but I know with every shred of my being I WILL live here for at least a month at some point in THIS life- and that's a promise.
Up next- we're not done YET!! We need to see some famous falls, and Pods needs to have his favorite meal of the trip.....
Yes...it was because we loved it there, yes...it was so T&T could get in a few more jumps....but YES it was largely due to the Taco truck parked across the street.
Of the list of food trucks I had wanted to try while on Kauai, this turned out to be the only one we ever found. But food trucks are fickle- my guess is a good day at the beach or great surf conditions probably leads to a closed for the day truck.
FWIW, the other ones in this area that I was looking for were Kauai Ono http://www.yelp.com/biz/kauai-ono-hanalei-2 and Hanalei Taro and Juice http://hanaleitaro.com/24101.html. We DID find Pat's Taqueria though, and lucky, lucky us. http://www.yelp.com/biz/pats-taqueria-hanaleiWhile the boys swam, we placed our order-
All the tables right at the truck were already filled (this is a popular spot!), but, even better, we snagged a table under a tree down on the beach-
Our order was ready in about 10 minutes, and we called the boys to lunch.
Everything was delicious. By FAR the best fish taco I have ever had. We also had yummy rice and beans-
Pods and I were supposed to share 2 fish and 2 kalua pork tacos- but, Pods was in a grazing haze and had finished 2 of the pork before I even approached finishing my fish one, so...more fish for me!
My fish taco-
The "Oh- you wanted a picture of my pork taco?" picture-
I never managed to get the carne asada taco pic or the quesadilla pic, they were snarfed down too quick. There was not alot of conversation during this picnic, just a lot of groaning and mmmmmmming.
That was for the view, of course, too-
Somehow we managed to pull ourselves away and drove across the bridge one last time-
We made a quick stop at the shopping center in Princeville so I could buy a couple of bubble bags for the leftover bottles of wine (these are AWESOME!! I packed the wine in my checked luggage to Oahu, and then brought home 2 bottles of Koloa rum in them when we left Hawaii- and I will totally be packing them with some beverages for our upcoming WDW vacay
INCLUDING one of the Koloa rum bottles). We packed up the rest of Janice's condo, said goodbye to our view, loaded all the luggage onto the valet's golf cart, and headed out of Princeville one last time. A quick stop to take pics of the Princeville fountain-
And a last look at Capt Cook's pines-
And we were off! On the way, the ride is soooo beautiful. Timmy had some comments-
click to play-
That's right kid! Mommy doesn't mess around!
Maybe I have lived there- in another life- but I know with every shred of my being I WILL live here for at least a month at some point in THIS life- and that's a promise.Up next- we're not done YET!! We need to see some famous falls, and Pods needs to have his favorite meal of the trip.....
KIMO'S ORIGINAL HULA PIE -This is what the sailors swam to shore for in Lahaina 7.95
Exactly. I guess somebody pays that. 
since you're in single digits! 
