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We went last year for my parents' anniversary. We island-hopped, so were only on Kauai for 3 days. Here's an email I sent to a friend recently. It's truly one of the most beautiful places I've ever visited.
Sounds like like you are already doing Na Pali coast via helicopter, which I would definitely recommend.
And you must do Waimea Canyon. It's only accessible from one side of the island, but it's the side you're staying in. IMPORTANT: The best views of the Canyon will be before noon; clouds often roll in in the afternoon. There are several lookouts along the road, we stopped at most of them. The "ultimate" view is at the Kalalau Lookout; the Waimea Canyon Lookout is the most panoramic. Make sure to take a jacket—it can get cool at the higher elevations!
We also did a whale watching tour from Port Allen, but I’m not sure when whale season season ends. It felt great out on the water and the deep blue color was spectacular.
We stayed in Princeville, and third Hanalei. It's a cute town w/some restaurants/cafes. Haena Beach Park is a great spot to watch surfers; Cannons, one of the most famous surf beaches in the world, is just past Haena Beach. The surf report is handy to follow to see the best surf times. http://www.surfline.com/surf-forecasts/kauai/kauai-north_3203 You’ll have to go pretty early to catch the surfers. But when you’re done, you can stop into Hanalei Coffee Roasters for great coffee and pastries! (Hanalei is about 1 hr 15 min drive from your hotel.)
We’re not hikers, but I'm sure that info is easy enough to find. Use the Local Experts service (they are contracted to most hotels as the concierge service) is incredibly helpful. The service is free; we just tipped. The Local Expert at our Hilton in Waikiki booked all of our activities on every island. Very knowledgeable, friendly and professional.
Food:
This is a list places we actually went to. Below that is a list of recommended spots/foods from friends.
• Hamura Saimin - in Lihue; Hawaiian ramen. You can see menu/pics on the TripAdvisor listing. Save room for the lilikoi (passionfruit) chiffon pie.
• Kauai Beer Company - in Lihue; fun local beer tasting, close to Hamura ramen place
• Ishihara Market - in Waimea; this is an actual market/grocery store with a wide selection of prepared fish/poke/prepared items in cases in the back (I recommend getting a cheap styro cooler to keep in your car so you can take fish/poke with you) I would totally eat this food every day.
• Tiki Tacos - in Kapa'a; delicious tacos, handmade tortillas
• Pizzetta - in Koloa, very good pizza; we got it to go to take back to our condo after a long day visiting Waimea Canyon
• Shrimp Station - in Kapa'a (just around the corner from Tiki Tacos); for local favorite dish garlic shrimp, pretty similar to shrimp scampi.
Where to eat
• Lots of seafood, roast pork, fruity/spicy sauces; lots of interesting fruit; macadamia nuts
• Beach House (Poipu) - http://www.the-beach-house.com/
• Da Crack (fish tacos)
• Neide’s Salsa and Samba Restaurant (Hanalei) – http://www.resource4hawaii.com/websites/neides/ Brazilian and Mexican; nothing fancy, great view
• Oasis on the Beach (Kapaa) - http://www.oasiskauai.com/
• The Dolphin (Hanalei) - http://www.hanaleidolphin.com/index.htm
• Bar Acuda - http://www.restaurantbaracuda.com/
What you want to eat in Hawaii (specialties/local faves) (http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/12/hawaiian-cuisine-local-food-what-is-spam-musubi-poke-huli-huli-saimin.html):
sushi
fish tacos (w/ono, mahi mahi, or tuna)
poke
mochi
fresh tropical fruit
macadamia nuts
poi
manapua (pork buns)
musubi (spam onigiri)
saimin (Hawaiian ramen)
huli huli chicken
garlic shrimp
loco moco (rice/meat/gravy/eggs)
malasadas (donuts)
shaved ice
Went in March. Good List.
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I turned on KLBJ the other day and caught the tail end of a conversation about Flannigan and CoA trying to strong-arm Cedar Park into joining the CapMetro shakedown err...taxing entity and extending the CapMetro "service" into Cedar Park. Does anyone know more about this? As a CoCP resident, WhyTF would Cedar Park even consider this? CapMetro is the capstone of incompetence in the CoA pyramid scheme.
There is a belief that Cedar Park is getting a free ride because they pulled out of Cap Metro years ago but their residents still get to use the park and rides for the red line. Problem is CP has assigned the sales tax that would otherwise go to Cap Metro to their economic Development 4b and 4c corporations and is using it for improvements in the city. The only way to get them to pay for Cap Metro services would be for city council to agree to a yearly bill.
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I think what everyone wants is a way for areas like Cedar Park to be able to join the system but at a reduced rate which isn't possible under state law. How do you see them as incompetent? I think the biggest problem is peoples expectations vs the funding/ROW they have. The buses can't go faster if they are stuck in traffic with cars. I think the biggest blemish is the difficulty in figuring out how to get the Red Line up and running. I think it took over a year to figure out the metal was the problem in the track signals but they worked it out and the Red Line has been a huge success as a commuter line and taken traffic off 183,mopac, and 35. The expansion work they are doing will allow the line to develop from just a commuter line to more urban use once the transit orientated development at Salitto opens as well as Broadmore at the Domain. Further expansion work will allow another station at Hancock too.
I'll say that everyone should be hopeful for Cap Metro regardless of what you think about it because the dude they hired (Clark) to run it is legit. They will be in the best position they can be but the realities of state and federal policies are really going to impact the ability to build out the system. He specifically removed the designations of "light rail" and "bus rapid" from the debut of their plan because he realizes how distract we get talking about the type when the conversation needs to be about dedicated ROW for public transit. In all honesty, Austin doesn't need light rail at all. We don't have the density and won't based on Code Next watering down. Austin would have an amazing bus system if the only thing we had was dedicated ROWs in the corridors that were identified. Elevated would be even better. That needs to be the discussion.
Actually it remains to be seen if the “dude they hired to run it” is legit. His reviews from previous stops are mixed.
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The middle is still there, just waiting for some leadership and growing tired of fighting.. but with a primary system that the fringes have figured out how to hijack and that lends itself to no competitive November races due to gerrymandered districts the politicians have certainly become more extreme.
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Having spent 10 years in O&G and now in large construction, I can tell you there was a shitload of cost controllers/project controllers etc that were not accountants. Ymmv of course, but a business degree in finance, accounting (of course) and even general was common. Having enough sense to know the core business and what we do is nearly as important.
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He shit the bed one day 2! No doubt that cost him.
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^^^^^ THIS!!
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https://www.si.com/college-football/2018/04/09/texas-longhorns-tom-herman-chris-del-conte
Interesting read on CDC and our AD woes.
Good read. The comparison to the continuity at OU is indicative of what we hopefully can achieve with Fenves and Del Conte moving forward.
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So they never want to play us again?
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Anybody tried Swift single malt out of a Dripping Springs? Got to talking about it with the guy at my local Twin today. He hadn't tried so was not recommending, just noted it's a relatively new local add.
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Would recommend Electric Dreams if you're a fan of Black Mirror.
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Been binging The Expanse. Moves a little slow but worth watching. Good cast, gets a lot of the science and politics right. Gets better after Thomas Jane loses his hat.
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Yeah as long as the lane is long enough and I have plenty of room up ahead to merge back in without fucking someone else over, I see no problem with it.
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Quality Seafood is the correct answer.
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The Station.
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I still go to almost all home games but there are so many tickets available that it is just so much cheaper to buy them from scalpers or people who can't go. Plus I get to watch the game from all over the stadium.
This has become my MO. Paid anywhere from$40 to $140 last year, including sitting on the third row behind the Purple Wizard.
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Lots of reasons, many well articulated already. I've had season tickets for a long time, and I still have them. Some years I went to all the games, some years maybe half, and sold or gave away the rest. Now I have to skulk around like a drug dealer to sell them. It's ridiculous. And the cost is an issue. For the price of going to 1 game for 4 people, you can buy yourself a 55 inch TV. Or take a nice trip. There are a lot of factors, but I maybe the biggest factor now is that college football is competing with itself on TV. And losing. I like college football, and every weekend there are outstanding games in crystal clear HD at home. And if it's a day game in September, fuck that. UT administration seriously needs an attitude adjustment toward their fans. You don't build loyalty making it transparently obvious that all a fan is to you is a source of revenue. As much as I'd like to believe otherwise, it's a 1 way street for fans.
I don't claim to be an insider but have had discussions with some in the AD on this exact topic. They get that they are competing with an HD big screen, AC and free beer if you stay home or go to your friend's house. Don't have an answer but realize there is a hill to climb.
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Altered Carbon is supposed to be a good book, but it didn’t really translate. I thought the premise had potential, but didn’t think it was well done.
I thought it was decent. Not great but didn't mind the time I invested watching.
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The number one thing driving our real estate prices is people moving here, tourism (AirBnB, etc) has a marginal effect. We have had roughly 30k people moving here year for over a decade which means we need roughly 15k new housing units each year to keep equilibrium. The best we’ve done is 13,500. It’s basic supply and demand. Code Next was supposed to help address that imbalance but of course the NIMBY crowd has gutted it
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This won't change until we get some politicians willing to stand up to the ANC crowd. And if Morrison is somehow elected Mayor...
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With all the big channels having apps now and on demand, are DVRs only useful for sports?
I think this is the correct answer. We watch almost everything else on demand now.
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Absolutely hire a designer. A good one will source materials cheaper than you can buy them yourself
You need a designer to make sure you get the right kind of shiplap installed.
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Hey Del Conte this is too soon to bring Mack back in for this role. You should likely wait for 9 wins and a major bowl game first.
Does Del Conte not get how many fans still harbor ill will towards Mack for letting it all go to shit?
https://www.diehards.com/texas/chris-del-conte-mack-brown-texas-longhorns-football-future-interview
A lot of the general fan base still likes Mack. The old $$ likes Mack. Hermann likes Mack. May agree with you, but will not be surprised if Mack is back.
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TxDOT working on improvements but nothing immediate. Unfortunately quick in the highway world is 3-5 years.
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18 minutes ago, pacman said:
Lesson Learned: When your wife volunteers to handle the cell phone move, because you have one hour total of free time on the weekend, politely (tone!) decline and send her to the nail salon.
Apparently moving cell phone companies is like buying a car. If you let your wife handle it, you will end up buying every BS option/accessory the slick salesman can convince your wife is "free".
There's a forum for that...
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My money is on Robinson Ranch if it comes here.
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