Chickens, Chickens Everywhere!

I have been blessed to be able to vacationing on the beautiful island if Kaua'i , The Garden Isle, lush, beautiful and full of chickens....everywhere you look. The streets, parking lots, parks, alongside the road, you name it, there they are! They roam freely and don't seem to bother the people and the people don't bother them. Where, I wondered, did they all come from? So I began an effort to find out....
Well, it didn't take long. I asked a local who gave me the scoop. In the early 90's Hurricane Iniki hit the islands, and hit them hard. So hard that it ripped apart just about every chicken coop on the island--and the chickens roamed free. The best part is that many of the chickens were bred and raised for the horrendous and illegal sport of cockfighting. God doesn't miss a thing. Through the force of nature, He freed the beautiful birds that He had created for His pleasure, and not for criminal greed. These chickens now live in Paradise, free as a ......bird...I can't help but chuckle to myself as I see the gorgeous multi-colored roosters proudly strutting their stuff down the street. Thank you, God, for being the God of everything, even the chickens!

Aloha from Paradise!

Well, I never thought that I would make it to Hawaii one time, leave alone three....this is my third trip here, thanks to our dear friends, Ann and Bob. They invited up to share their timeshare the first two times, which got us here.....and we fell it love with it, who wouldn't? We arrived here last Saturday and spent 6 days on Kaua'i (the Garden Island), which is the most lush and green of all the islands, and the wettest. Even though we had rain, it did not last long and we have had mostly beautiful weather. Ann was my best friend from 6th-12th grade and we lost touch after high school, for 20 + years. We then reconnected and have been travel buddies ever since......and our husbands get along great! She is a great friend and we remain close even though she lives in Arizona and I live in South Carolina! We are now on the Big Island of Hawaii and will be doing a volcano hike tomorrow......It is hard to believe that any place can be so beautiful..I will post as many pictures as I can. Aloha for now!