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18 Dec. '04

Mahalo, Jack & Dorinda...

Good thing we waited 'til the very last minutes here in your FABulous home to write this Thank You! Otherwise we most probably woulda' written a "KA-WOWEE" Novella...
What a glorious island. Watta' home you guys got *. We simply MUST return... and spend all our precious hard earned time HERE!
How we loved our Peaberry Green Label coffee (good call! J and D!). In the AM - across the street with all the surfing - flipper - waving Honu's. Lunch at the "Brick Oven" (Just up the road): Oh my! : the garlic butter brushed whole wheat pizza crust: oh my! and the sauce! I'm a vegetarian so it was truely a pie from heaven! No Meat in the sauce! Most of our dinners were here. Preparing local offerings each evening in you swell kitchen was such delicious fun. The one evening we treated ourselves to dinner "out" we splurged across the street at the "BH" : WOWEE-ZOWEE - "KA-WOWEE!" Great food. Great service. Dramatic setting... can ya beat it?!
But now we're off to a pal's in Kona. Thanks again, J and D.
Time: Too Short
Place: too FAB
You guys truely are blessed. Now I know why Carl tried for a year to book your place!!!
Mahalo and Mele Kalikimaka
Lynn Mann
Carl Buck
Frazier Park, CA / New Pine Creek, OR
P.S. The coffee "To Go" cups are cause the Peaberry's too good to leave! So now can take along!

Nov 27 - Dec 4

Jack & Dorinda,

Your condo turned out to be exactly what we were looking for to spend our 4th anniversary. We've had a wonderful time visiting Kauai, but the weather wasn't always cooperative. The Air Kauai helicopter tour, visit to Waimea and the Fern Grotto boat ride were very memorable.
Hopefully we will get another opportunity to return to Kauai and do those things we didn't get to do on this trip.
Mahalo,
Chuck & Sharon Reed
Orange, CA

Nov 18 - Nov 27, 2004

My wife and I stayed in your condo last year (Oct 4 - Oct 11) and had such a good time we came right back! We did a lot of the same things this time as last, but particularly enjoyed the following: For pizza and very informal dining, check out the Market Place Deli at the Poipu Marriott. We went mountain tubing down some old sugar cane irrigation canals with Kauai Backcountry Adventures in Lihue. Former NBA star Steve Kerr and his family were included in our group and were wonderful to spend time with. We went to the PGA Grand Slam of Golf at the Poipu Bay Golf Club and saw Phil Nickelson shoot 59! You have no idea how good these guys are until you stand 5 feet behind them as they tee off. We did the Kuilau Ridge Trail near the Keahua Arboretum off 580 in Wailua. Fantastic views! We look forward to coming back again. Thanks so much.

Chuck & Susan Krauss
Vancouver, WA

Oct. 8th - 16th 2004

Aloha,

Our first visit to Kauai, as we celebrated our 20th anniversary, without kids!!
I didn't realize we'd have so many different choices to make (where to eat, swim, golf, etc). It was nice to get the input from your previous guests, as well as all of the other literature on the subject.
Some of our favorites included:
o Poipu Village center food (Puka dog, Tropical Burgers & Keokis)
o Wailua Golf Course (great course, great price!)
o Snorkeling (right across the street)
o Shops i Old Koloa Town ( Pohoku T's)
o View at Waimea Canyon lookout (awesome!)
o View from Kilauea Lighthouse
o Hole #7 at Princeville Makai Oceans course
o Poipu Bay Golf (Eagled #15!!)
o Dinner at Beach House (Mahi Mahi & Asian Pacific)
o Lydgate Park (Great walking beach)
Our last days activities were shortened by a steady rainfall, including flash flooding in the Wailua & Kapa'a area. RaNae's Horseback riding at EspritdeCorps was enjoyable but very wet. They had to shorten the ride a little because of the thuder & lightning!!
Overall a great week, that went by too quickly!! Thanks for sharing your "home" with us.
Al & RaNae
Vista, CA

September 2004

Jack & Dorinda

This is our 3rd visit to Kauai. 1st two we stayed at the beautiful CoCo Palms. Would love to see it rebuilt. However we really enjoyed our stay here. The beautiful view from the bedroom - mountains, ocean - spectacular.
Before getting here we had to endure "Hurricane Francis" hitting our neighborhood. No damage. But we were without power for over 24 hours. Packing for trip to CA & HI in the dark so we really appreciated staying in your lovely condo. If we should ever return, we would love staying here again.

Mahalo,
John & Lorraine Prudhomme
The Village, FL

9/8/04 - 9/15/04

Dear Jack & Dorinda,

We can't say how much we loved your condo! So sad to be leaving this wonderful island - will be back soon and know where to stay! Our trip was wonderful - loved the Ultimate Kauai Guidebook - favorite beach was Secret Beach. Tunnels was awesome for snorkeling. We had a blast swimming in the pool, chasing the frogs in the pond, BBQing Ahi (very good from the Koloa Fish Market) and smelling all the sweet flowers in the garden. We won't miss the roosters though! :-) Don't want to leave paradise and return to reality, but we'll be back.
Thanks again for everything because your condo really enhanced our stay!
Mahalo,
Kristin & Erik
Encinitas, CA [drew great picture of palm tree]

8/24 - 8/31/04

Aloha Jack & Dorinda.

We would like to echo the sentiments expressed on the previous pages - your condo is great! We were blown away when we opened the door, and what a pleasant right after the long flight from New Orleans, LA. All the little extras only added to our delight - the books, movies, fins & boogie board, lawn chairs - thanks, or mahalo, as we've learned. The view off of the back balcony (lanai?) - this we enjoyed over and over, unforgetable. We used a lot of photo film just off the balcony. We were celebrating our 33rd wedding anniversary and our first trip to Hawaii and we couldn't have picked a better island than Kauai or a better condo to stay at. We definately plan on coming back, the sooner the better.

Mahalo & Aloha!
Randy & Cindy Moore
Baton Rouge, LA

8/10-24/04

Aloha Kack & Dorinda,

What a wonderful vacation we've had here! This was my third trip to this island, and my 10th overall to Hawaii. This was Basil's first trip.
We found the condo to be perfect in every way. Sleeping with the lanai door open, with the breezes blowing in, listening to the surf, palm frons & birds, was quite enjoyable. Everything we needed was here.
We went all around the island, including the 17 miles of Na Pali via sea kayak. I only recommend this to those in great shape. We were so sore that we needed tune up massages the day after. We snorkeled at Poipu, which wasn't too good, but saw lots of fish up at Tunnels Beach. Just be sure to get there erly. I also recommend going early in the day to waimea Canyon & the two lookouts north of there. The parking lots are small & the traffic can beheavy. We went on a clear Sunday morning & saw very few people. Body surfing by Kiahuna Plantation was great, as was Shiprecks. Just watch out for Boogie boarders. It can also be rather hot at that beach. The hike to Hanakapia'i Beach & falls was our overall favorite trip. The trail to the falls can be a bit invisible at times, so follow other hikers. The falls was totally awesome, breathtaking, beautiful, etc. Sit in the stream at the beach after coming back from the falls since the beach can be dangerous. As before, get there early. We saw quite a few people heading for this beach in the mid-afternoon.
For fresh fish, Fish Express is the best. Try the hot lunch plates. We ate at Beach House when we arrived & on our last night. Great but I think one visit would've been enough. Knard's on the Eastside was great, too. I think Roy's was our hands-down favorite. Lappert's is overpriced. For groceries, Star Market at Kukui Grove has the best overall selection, but we found everything else we needed at Big Save at & Sueoka's.
Overall this trip was absolutely our favorite, and your condo make it all possible. Thank you so much for everything! We will definitely be back to relax and play again.

Mahalo,
Kevin Bilbro & Basilglenn Devenecia

July 6-20, 2004

Dear Jack and Dorinda,

We have had the most wonderful two weeks here in Kauai! This was our first trip here, but we hope to come back.
Your condo is absolutely wonderful. In fact, the pictures on the internet don't do it justice. You have done such a great job making it so comfortable and providing everything we needed. We had the nicest towels, cooler, and chairs on the beach. THANK YOU! Your tile floors are so nice - GREAT JOB!! We watched 9 of your movies, and especially enjoyed Jurassic Park after our helicopter tour with Inter-Island. They were great! We found out they are the only company that does search and rescue on the island. That was a bit comforting! :-)
We ate the best hot dogs ever at Puka Dogs! Everybody should go there. Their lemonade is GREAT also. Other places we ate were: Keoki's Paraside - great atmosphere and food. Be sure to go before it gets dark so you can see all their gorgous plants. Great sunsets for those who eat at the Beach House. Tidepools and a walk around the Hyatt - absolutely wonderful. Camp House Grill - hamburgers were really good. Tropical Burgers - great also. Wranglers in Waimea was wonderful - one of my favorites.
We visited the Southshore Mission in Koloa. The people were so friendly. There were many visitors when we went. We went all over the island. Polihale Beach was breath taking, although that 5 mile road was really bumpy - 30 minutes to go 5 miles! We loved snorkeling. Our favorite place was Tunnels, but we were amazed at how many fish were at Lydgate! We took the Lucky Lady boat ride up the Napoli Coast. The ride back was like a roller coaster - GREAT FUN! We saw so many spinner dolphins and sea turtles.
Waimea Canyon was BEAUTIFUL! We hiken to the waterfalls. It was worth the hike to stand on the rim of that canyon and view a small bit of God's awesome creation! If you hike, take water. We didn't and I would have given $100 for a bottle of water. Ha!
There's no time to mention all we did, but this much needed vacation was fabulous! Your web site and comments were so helpful. Anybody coming to Kauai should stay at Prince Kuhio #211! My husband gave your place a '10' and he does NOT give out many 10's! I definately agree with him.
Thank you Jack and Dorinda! May God bless you for making it possible for others to come to Kauai and enjoy a taste of Paradise. We had a great 30th anniversary vacation!

Mahalo,
Mike & Roxanna Mobley
Aiken, South Carolina
P.S. Buy a macadamia nut cream pie at Sueoka's!! We ate TWO!!

6/20 - 6/27 2004

Thanks for sharing you hoome with us. The complex and unit far exceeded our expectations. The best part of our entire trip was waking up to the sun (and roosters) coming up over the range. What a treat to sleep with the door open and hear the surf and wind through the palm trees. What a week we have had. A lifetime of memories!

Mahalo Nui Loa
Trent and Holly Bryant
Boerne, TX

5/1 - 6/12 2004

Aloha Everyone!

We are very happy to be back at our home in Kauai!

This time we accomplished something we wanted to do for a few years. We replaced the carpet in the condo with tile. It was a tremendous amount of work but we are very pleased with the way it came out. We hope you enjoy the new look and feel as much as we do.

We also replaced the table, chairs, and drapes in the bedroom, and put the hanging lamp in the dining room on a wall mounted dimmer switch. It is nice to finally be able to dim that light sometimes. New curtains for the living room window are on order but unfortunately they will not be ready before we leave so some of you will get to see them before us.

Now that we are finally finished working, it is so nice to sit back and enjoy the garden and park and beach. Watching the sunrise and sunsets and listening to surf rolling in on shore, the birds, chickens, frogs, and palm fronds rustling in the breeze - it's the spirit of aloha!

Thanks everyone for sharing our home and sharing your experiences on the island. You have all been such wonderful guests. We hope you find you way back soon!

Mahalo nui loa,
Jack & Dorinda

April 23 - 30th 2004

Aloha Jack & Dorinda,

What a wonderful time we had. This was our first trip to the islands and we came here for our honeymoon. What a paradise! It was awesome to be able to fall asleep and awake to the sound of the ocean.
We journeyed to Polihale Beach on the west side, absolutely breathtaking. Definitely worth the 5 mile bumby road to get there (when you come to the "big tree" - go left - a little less crowded).
We hiked from Ke'e Beach (great snorkeling) to Hanakapi'a Beach and then on to the falls. The total hike is 8 miles - 6 hours in all! The hike from Hanakapi'a beach to the falls is difficult but worth it! We went to the North Shore twice, once to snorkel at Ke'e Beach and once to hike. Would definately recommend the Hanalei Gourmet for lunch in Hanalei and the Kilawea Farmer's Market for fresh sandwiches (near the Kong Lung store on the road to the lighthouse).
We do recommend catching the sunsets on the lawn of the Beach House, dinner at the Beach House was terrific. Also, Joe's on the Green for dinner - great music - only dinner is served from 5:30-8:30pm on Weds and Thurs. We also got fresh fish from the Fish Express in Lihue (across from Walmart) and grilled out by the pool!!
We also loved the Blue Dolphin Charter to NaPali. I was a first time diver and the dive was great as well as the crew! The only thing we don't recommend is dinner at Brennecke's. The food was very, very average. Much better to buy fresh fish and grill here!
A very big thank you to Jack & Dorinda. The condo was awesome. We really felt at home for the week we were here.
Kristin and Edward Brandenstein
Pittsburgh, PA!

April 10-20 2004

Aloha Jack & Dorinda,

I'm back! 4th year in a row. Once in a hotel - Hyatt - a big $$$ No charm. 3 in yours & Dorinda's awesome condo, you guys take care of everything, very cozy - like a home away from home. Your place hands down perfect! Really like the new table and chairs on the lanai, new gas grill by pool nice, still like to BBQ with charcoal. Mahalo for offering your paradise home for rent, if not for you and Dorinda, Hotels, NOT! Really needed this trip, lots of stress last year. Kauai and your condo the perfect Rx! Happy Firefighter (smiley face).
Rained a couple of days, quite windy most days, temp mid to upper 70's, overall very nice, sort of like paradise you know.
Chilled by the pool, snorkeled, pool, saw the island by Harley, pool, long walks, pool - seems as if this pool thing has become addictive, oh well its all good. Unfortunately its almost time to leave, the great thing is I had a great time and I get to start thinking about next years return, until then Mahalo.
Todd Marquand
Denver, CO
P.S.
Have about an hour, going to hit the pool one last time. Go figure!

March 29 - April 9 2004

Aloha! Jack & Dorinda,

Our 2nd visit - twice as long as last time - and still not long enough!
Thanks for making it so affordable and for all the little "extras".
Some of our Do's & Don'ts:
Do golf at Poipu Golf Resort.
Do snorkel at Poipu Beach
Do go to Anini Beach
Do watch sunsets from the lawn at the Beach House across the street
Do try the "Garlic Shrimp Plate" off the little green food truck on Kapaa.
Do have patience withe the roosters!
Our only Don't - Bubba's Burgers in Kapaa.
Beautiful 10 days. Until next time.
Mahalo
Dan & Leona Peterson
Vancouver, WA

2/26 - 3/6

To My Friends Jack & Dorinda -

Staying in your Kauai home has been a wonderful break for me. I was able to completely forget about the trials of RMAD. Surfing (in Hanalei), snorkeling across the road, boogie boarding at Shipwreck (ouch), golfing at Princeville and the 9-hole course up the road, discgolfing on the beach, casually breakfasting here... they did the trick and I'm much refreshed. I'm indebted to you for your gracious generosity.
Cheers!
Dave Crawford
Boulder, CO

Feb 19 - Feb 26

Dear Jack & Dorinda,

This was our 3rd week on the islands. 1 week on Oahu and 1 week on the Big Island, but this week on Kauai was the best. We are already planning our return visit for a full month in "06". We would love to stay again in your lovely home.
We enjoyed the sunsets from the lawn at the Beach House. Even saw the green flash. On that same wonderful evening there was a Monk Seal on the beach. Perfect! Enjoyed snorkling - the fish were beautiful. Had a great dinner cruise to Napali and saw many whales and dolphins. Went to the Smith Family Luau. It was very well done. We had dinners at the Beach House, Roys and Kalaheo. Had a lunch at Poipu Tropical Burgers and Keoki's Paradise. We had a great time. Thank you for sharing your home.
Nancy & Chris Bender
Mt. Laurel, NJ

Feb 9th to Feb 16th

Dear Jack & Dorinda,

We have been coming to the Hawaiian Islands for about 15 years. Kauai is our favorite. Have stayed at the Sheraton, Kiahuna Plantation, and what used to be the Ashton on the property of the Radison along with a spectacular condo in Princeville. Must tell you your home, and I mean home, was the most comfortable and relaxing accommodations. You have certainly taken the time to thoroughly stock the unit from excessive bath towels to beach towels, chairs and floats. To cook in the kitchen is a true pleasure. Thank you for sharing this home with us.
The highlight of our trip was a catemaran trip up the Na Poli Coast. We went with Lika Kauai Cruises (333-0333) and it was wonderful.
Mahalo again
Chet & Mary Tryansk
Lansdale, PA

Jan 30 - Feb 8, 2004

Dear Dorinda and Jack,

We enjoyed 10 wonderful days here at Prince Kuhio - the weather was beautiful every day - upper 70's and even the few rain showers we experienced were short lived and welcomed! The rainbows we saw from our lanai were incredible - one day we even saw a double one!
Your condo is so nice - just like staying in the home of friends. Very welcoming with all the special touches. We met a lot of really nice people around the pool and BBQ area, many who are here for three months. Since we came here this time mainly to relax and de-stress, we so appreciated how quiet it is here - just what we were looking for! The phone rang once all week.
We tried several of the eateries that previous guests enjoyed, but what we liked the most was eating breakfast every morning on the lanai after we returned from our sunrise jaunt. We also had a few candelight dinners on the lanai as well. We found that meal preparation was very easy here with all the cookware supplied, being able to utilize the BBQ grill and take advantage of all the fresh fruits and vegetables from the farmers markets.
We visited many of the beaches here on the south side - even ventured down the dirt washboard road past the Hyatt - it was very beautiful and we hope it will never be developed. Again, words can't express our appreciation.
Mahalo
Carol & Tom Guiser
Lakewood, Colorado

Jan 25 - 30, 2004

Aloha Dorinda and Jack!

We enjoyed our short stay at your lovely condo - just wish we could have stayed here all 7 days instead of just five.
Being the "beach bums" we are, we travelled the entire island stopping at every beach we didn't have to hike down cliffs to get to. Our favorite places were Ke'e Beach (great snorkeling) and Polihale Beach Park (worth the rough road). Another favorite is Moloa'a Bay (where Gilligan's Island was filmed!).
Each day we would work our way back to Poipu Beach for the sunset. Go down to Spouting Horn for great photos. All except for one sunset taken at Ke'e Beach - a must! One of the most awesome sights on the island. We did do the kayak trip to the hidden falls which was well worth the effort. Best price is from the guys at the Shell station in Wailua. They don't include the $40 "Turkey Sandwich" so they can keep the cost down.
Kauai is a beautiful island. We will be back!
Bill & Nancy Bassett
Wisconsin

Jan 24, 2004

Dear Jack & Dorinda,

We had an unbelievably wonderful time on Kauai and in your beautiful condo. It has everying we needed and wanted. We ate most of our dinners here and used the BBQ and kitchen to the fullest. Every morning breakfast was served on the lanai - every evening at the beach house lawn watching the sunset - saw my first "green flash". Awesome!
It all ends too quickly. Our memories will be of the best snorkeling ever right in front of the condo, glass beach near Port Allen, coconut cream pie at the Camp House Grill, Dukes and the beautiful Hyatt Hotel. Thanks for a beautiful vacation!
Jim & Madeleine Costello
Albany, Oregon

Jan 8-11 2004

Jack & Dorinda,

We were only here on Kauai for a few short days but your lovely condo quickly became our home. It is very friendly and pleasantly decorated. We're celebrating our 25th with stops on three islands and we will always remember our time here.
We enjoyed driving all over the island; the canyon (with some off roading!); the bridges of Hanalei and its beautiful misty valley and we even got to see some of the massive surf - 20 ft swells!
We had a great time here. Thanks for your hospitality.
Steve and Gerri Jackson
New Jersey

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