Early Mornings

An obnoxiously loud rooster jarred me from my tranquil slumber not long after first light. It goes with the territory I suppose. 18 years ago hurricane Iniki slammed in Kaua'i causing almost $2billion in damages and unleashing on the island a plagued of cross-bred chickens. Kaua'i, being a rural island, had a large population of captive chickens that were set "free" by the hurricane. These domestic chickens quickly cross-bred with the "native" chickens of the island and became legally protected as "native" species. Now, the entire island is covered in chickens that seem to have an internal clock aligned with the New York sunrise. They start crowing around 4am! This episode will repeat itself every morning for the length my stay. Although, if an early alarm clock is the worst thing I have to complain about...