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Surreal. Magical. A Kaua’i Sunrise.
By DesertMama | June 2, 2008
I sat up straight in bed, jarred from a deep sleep, and looked around the Kaha Lani Resort bedroom. What was that noise? There was enough light coming through the windows to tell dawn was approaching. I heard “it” again, now realizing “it” was Mother Nature’s colorful alarm clock. I lay down, but it crowed once more, this time with a friend.
I cringed and cover my ears.
The roosters, hens and baby chicks seen on Kaua’i are products of Hurricane Iniki’s September 11, 2002 destruction when the caged birds escaped, never to be held captive again. Instead, they were fruitful and multiplied and multiplied and multiplied and now run wild all across the Hawaiian “Garden Island”.
Some people find them annoying while others such as myself find them charming, that was until my early morning wake-up call.
There was no way I was going to be able to fall back to sleep. I wandered to the window overlooking the ocean to see a dull looking sky with a hint of brightness in the distance. The sun had yet to rise. I quickly changed into cropped pants and a navy blue tank top and grabbed my camera. Barefoot, I flew down the three flights of wooden stairs and across a short spread of grass. I climbed down a few boulders and jumped into the sand. A woman dressed in black was situated in the sand, involved in the yoga stance downward facing dog as the ocean’s waved crashed only yards from her feet and hands.
The wet sand felt soft between my toes while telling of the ocean’s recent presence. My feet were the first to walk the beach that morning. Just like every new day, the slate had been wiped clean and new adventures were to begin. The sun slowly crept into the sky, dodging behind clouds, occasionally allowing its reflection to dance on the water. The waves rolling onto the shore were the only sound except for the occasional rooster’s crow. As the waves kissed my ankles and the light taste of saltwater glossed my lips I was surprised to find my heart filled with gratitude for the little creature whose purpose is so often overlooked.
Once the sun was in the sky I found myself looking forward to the day and the next morning’s sunrise.
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TravelMuse
June 2nd, 2008 at
very well written,desert mamma,I wish that I was there also…
June 2nd, 2008 at
Oh, this sounds like a lovely way to meet dawn’s embrace! The pictures are wonderful! Your story made me smile and wish I was there!
June 4th, 2008 at
Gorgeous sunrise, Desert. I can’t wait to check out Kuaa’i for myself.
June 5th, 2008 at
[...] not even going to attempt to be as beautifully poetic as DesertMama was in her eloquent post about the break of dawn on Kaua’i, I did want to share with you my experience watching the sunset on a deserted beach on the west end [...]
June 9th, 2008 at
Brings back great memories of a family vacation to Kaua’i a few years ago. My young son had a field day chasing the chickens around town. They certainly “rule the roost” in Kaua’i!