Hawaiian Vacation--post 3

Surfing Goat Diary photo by N Knott

Leftover grilled chicken became the base of our picnic lunch on Friday. We traveled to Surfing Goat Dairy. This is a farm that produces high end goat cheese. To learn more, click on the link.

The owners followed surfing competitions. When it came time to name the company, it became Surfing Goat. As competitors' boards wore out, they donated the boards to the dairy. It was fun to see the ways surfboards were added to the landscape!

We took the casual tour and learned the history of the farm. We saw where the cheese was processed and of course tasting was involved! I was surprised at how mild the cheese was. They use a vegetable rennet to make the cheese and our guide said that the rennet made the cheese acceptable to vegans.

Names of the cheeses photo by N Knott

Petting a goat photo by N Knott

It was fun to see the goats. We feed a few some hay and we scratched others. We tasted some cheese from the tour and then we purchased a tasting of six cheeses. Three were soft cheeses and three were hard cheeses. My favorites were a chive and one called ping pong. We even sampled a piece of cheesecake. Unfortunately, we had eaten most of the evidence before we remembered to snap a photo!

Cheesecake photo by N Knott

After the Surfing Goat visit, we drove to Grandma's Coffee House to taste a Chai Latte. It was rumored to be the best on the island. We thought it was delicious. Then, we drove back to the condo and snorkeled. We had our picnic lunch on the grass looking out at the ocean and that was fun. I imagine the residents thought we were crazy. Usually, you would picnic on your lanai!

Another vacationer had been fishing and caught more than his family could eat. He and Bob chatted and Bob ended up with fish that he grilled for dinner. The fish were Wahoo also called Ono and Ahi. Both were delicious; but, we liked the Ahi best. There is nothing like fresh Ahi!

In addition to the fish, he also grilled some peppers. Fresh pineapple rounded out our dinner. We all agreed that Hawaiian pineapple is the sweetest when eaten on one of the islands!

Landscape near the dairy Photo by N Knott

Saturday, we had a laid back day. We snorkeled in the morning after we had walked to the market and checked out some shops. We purchased some "island" coffee at a small shop. I had an iced coffee. N had an iced chai latte and Bob had a brewed house coffee. We each liked our "brew."

We purchased a bag of flour tortillas, a container each of salsa and guacamole so we could make fish tacos for lunch with the fish leftover from our previous dinner. Those were delicious. Bob and N went for an afternoon snorkel session. I stayed home and worked on this post!

N's flight left at 11pm. We were sad to see her leave. It was great to share our adventure and I am so honored to have been surprised with her visit!