Continuing to be surprised

Hi and good day again
What a day yesterday was!! It was a banner day in many ways - I walked the whole 5 miles to Kapa'a and am SO proud of myself! After that we went to Bubba's for a burger (their logo says "we cheat tourists, drunks and attorneys" - so why were we there?) We were only hungry tourists. Then we drove to a place we have not been before - and those are becoming more rare on this island - but oh my - what a cool place!! Why never before? Because it is almost always shrouded in clouds. And we thought it was a good day to be adventurous so away we went. And lo and behold - wow - it was severe clear when we got up to the Kalalau Valley on the Napali Coast. Amazing. And even in the midst of all that new beauty, what was there on the side of the canyon road? Hardly could believe it. Huge walls of 15 foot high, basketball size Blue Hydrangeas. How awesome. The soil here is so very acidic and there is awesome drainage and almost limitless rain. The plants are SO happy. We followed this 4000 foot climb with a few hours on Poliale Beach which - oh my - has to be my FAVOURITE beach in the world. Though, admittedly, my knowledge of the world's best beaches is somewhat limited. There seems to be a pretty much limited size for our basic house plants, at about 15 feet high. That applies to Bougainvilla, Hydrangeas, Crotons, Ferns, Hibiscus, and on and on goes the list. We had just the BEST salad greens last night, grown in Kilauea. The lettuce was just the most tender, sweetest and best we have ever had. This soil here is amazing. The rain, the heat, the sun. Oh my. If I were a plant, it would be as close to heaven as possible to be.
Our catalogues have been getting to people, and so far, we need to say - unfortunately, there was a crop failure and NORTHPORT is not available.
Wishing you all well, watching after sunset. Betty