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| Rainbow in Front of The Beach House, Kauai |
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| Lawn in front of The Beach House |
You’ve heard it, “It’s a small world”. You’re thinking, I’ve visited Disneyland and ridden the ride, so what? No, not in that context…you know, when you run into people randomly. We have had our share of unexpected encounters. You’ve all had experiences running into celebrities, politicians, TV journalists and personalities. In our family, my husband spots the politicians and journalists and I spot the celebs. What does that say about us? I guess it’s a function of what’s on our Tivo play list.
My husband spots Senator Schumer in shorts on vacation in Amsterdam (I like him better in a suit), Senator Hatch on a plane, Condi Rice at brunch, Al and Tipper Gore (when they were together) at a club in DC etc…I spot the B list celebs. And I do that again on this trip. It is my role in life to point out to those around me “Hey! That’s Roseanne Barr at breakfast!” to which my sister goes, she doesn’t look like her, until of course she opens her mouth and you know without a doubt it is indeed Roseanne Barr. (One time I sat next to the mayor of Boston on a plane. Right before deplaning, I assume his aide, nudges me and says “You know that’s the mayor right?” I look at him and say “No I did not!” I wonder why he felt he had to tell me…did he think I needed to be enlightened, obviously, but what would the point be at the end of the journey???)
Other than famous people, we also unexpectedly run into people we know when we travel. Those encounters are the ones that make us feel lucky. Like the time my husband ran into an old classmate at CDG airport in Paris. Or this time when I spot a familiar looking face at our hotel in Kauai. I go up to him and ask whether he went to a school in Philly and of course he did. A classmate I had not seen for 15 years, now married with three wonderful children. Who needs Facebook to reconnect??? I’ll take the chance encounters any day!
Probably the most bizarre chance encounter, actually a series of encounters, happened 10 years ago. This is before kids and we were in Australia around Port Douglas. We meet a young mother on a dive boat. She is vacationing with her family. Then we meet her again, days later, on a street corner in Sydney. OK…we were surprised but not out of the question, since we were all vacationing and still in the same country. But we see her again weeks later. This last chance meeting blew our minds. We cross paths while trekking in Nepal in the Anapurna region. Really. She had left her family behind and was trekking all on her own with her own team of porters. And here we were, my husband and I, and one of my dearest friends, and our porters. Nothing tops that…Great Barrier Reef, Sydney and then Nepal. Bizarre!
So I digress…our last two days on Kauai was spent getting in as much time as possible at the beach and pool. Our last night on Kauai, we enjoyed the sunset from the spectacular vantage point in front of the Beach House. Even if you don’t eat there (we don't think the restaurant deserves its reputation but the the view is amazing), park yourself on the lawn in front of the restaurant and take in the scene…the waves, the surfers, the sky and this time a double rainbow! and the sunset. Absolutely gorgeous!
Saturday, August 14, 2010
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