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o««oÃiÌi° ÕÀin} >n invoÀm>ÌiÛi `imonÃÌÀ>Ìion] noÌ onlÞ `o we taste soft, sweet cacao pulp, its bitter but valuable bean >n` h>n`vÕlà ov Þ`}>Ìi½Ã xä¯ milk >n` Çä¯ `>Àk VhoVol>Ìi] Üi >lÃo ÌÀÞ iÀÃhiÞ½Ã] 6>lÀhon>] £ää¯ `>Àk VhoVol>Ìi >n` ÜhiÌi VhoVol>Ìi Voinà Ìo hil« Õà Vom«>Ài `ivviÀinÌ y>ÛoÕÀà vÀom >ÀoÕn` Ìhi ÜoÀl`° ƂvÌiÀ Ãomi iÝÌÀ> ÃiÀÛin}à >n` > honey tasting, our group leave laden with edible souvenirs, >lÌhoÕ}h ½ll >`miÌ Ãomi ov mini `i`n½Ì m>ki iÌ homi°


A lost world "ÕÀ wn>l ÃÌo« in >Õ>½i ià >nilii >Þ] > VÀiÃVinÌ moon ov }ol`in Ã>n` L>Vki` LÞ Ìhi iÃl>n`½Ã Ãi}n>ÌÕÀi moÕnÌ>inoÕà scenery, and overlooked in a prime location by our hotel, £ oÌil >n>lii >Þ (Reviews, page 86)° iin Ìo iÝ«loÀi] ½m >Ü>ki jÕÃÌ >vÌiÀ `>Ün Ìo ÀinÌ oÕÌ > «>``liLo>À`° ½m Ìol` can paddle all the way out of our cove to the nearby Hanalei River, but the view over the beach, surfers, palm trees and Ão>Àin} moÕnÌ>inà ià Ão ÃÌiÀioÌÞ«iV>llÞ ¼ >Ü>ii½ Ìh>Ì Ãim«lÞ Ão>k iÌ Õ« >à Ìhi Ü>Ûià V>ÀÀÞ mi >lon}° "n mÞ ÀiÌÕÀn ëoÌ a particularly large boulder under the water, except this ¼LoÕl`iÀ½ ÃÕ``inlÞ À>iÃià iÌà hi>` q i̽à > ÌÕÀÌli] `ÀivÌin} Ão VloÃi V>n Ãii Ìhi moÌÌlin} ov iÌà Ãhill° ÃÕ``inlÞ ÜiÃh h>` time to take a snorkel out, like the many other guests I can Ãii ÃÜimmin} v>Vi `oÜn >ÀoÕn` Ìhi L>Þ° Renting a complimentary electric car from the hotel, we drive to the small town of Hanalei, which feels like the >Ü>ii ov ol`° "ÕÌÃi`i iÛiÀÞ VoloÕÀvÕllÞ «>inÌi` Li>Vh hoÕÃi] ÃÕÀvLo>À`à >Ài ÃÌ>Vki` £ä hi}h >lon}Ãi`i LÕVkiÌà ov Ü>ÌiÀëoÀÌà }i>À >n` k>Þ>kð /hi LÕil`in}Ã] ÜhiVh hoÕÃi ÃÕÀv shops, local artisans and cafes, are frequented by locals with ÜiÌ h>iÀ >n` yi«-yo«Ã] >n` >à oÕÀ viiÌ hiÌ Ìhi hoÌ Ã>n` on Ìhi Li>Vh] ÌhiÀi½Ã iÛin > m>n Üho½Ã Vomi Ìo «À>VÌiÃi hià Õkilili Õn`iÀ > «>lm ÌÀii° Ƃà Ìhi ÃÕn `i«Ã] Üi Vh>ÌÌiÀ >Ü>Þ oÛiÀ vÀiÃh VÕiÃini >Ì > loV>l ÀiÃÌ>ÕÀ>nÌ V>lli` *oÃÌV>À`ð ̽à >n >«Ì n>mi] voÀ Ìhià ¼«oÃÌV>À`½ Üill ÃÌ>Þ in mÞ mimoÀÞ voÀiÛiÀ] > «iÀviVÌ Ãn>«ÃhoÌ ov >Ü>ii½Ã ÌÀÕi ëiÀiÌ ov aloha° ●


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