Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaHonolulu International Airport21°20’5” N 157°55’26” W
4. April 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We fly to Kauai today. The weather forecast doesn’t look great for the next week there. Lots of rain expected. The other side of the island is the drier side. Good thing we have a rental carWeiterlesen
Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaMoikeha Canal22°4’42” N 159°18’53” W
5. April 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
This morning, we took a walk along the beach directly in front of our resort, Kapaa Beach, which is a good size with a cement walking trail adjacent. It isn’t particularly good for swimming becauseWeiterlesen
Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaKonohiki22°4’18” N 159°19’4” W
6. April 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
We’ve been looking forward to today for a long time. We chartered an “open door”, private, one hour, helicopter tour, which took us around Kauai. Our safety briefing was thorough & we had toWeiterlesen
ReisenderNicer views than my time with Environment Canada in a helicopter! And no stinky fish traps... Very jealous.
ReisenderWow ! What AMAZING scenery ! Is the red colour in some of the rock formations newer volcanic stones ?
ReisenderWhen a volcano erupts here there’s lava that flows along the ground, but what is spewed into the air creates a red dust that coats everything. The soil is reddish, much like PEI, & it sticks to everything.
Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaWaipoli Park22°4’20” N 159°19’5” W
7. April 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
This morning, we drove inland 30 mins or so to a local vanillary. We had made a reservation for an 11am tour. It turned out to be a wonderful, hour long, experience. It was a couple’s private home.Weiterlesen
Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaKauapea Beach22°13’24” N 159°24’44” W
8. April 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
We took it easy today. We drove to Princeville, a town on the North end of the island, and bought a couple of things for the house at a Craft Fair. We checked out Kauapea Beach on the way back. ThereWeiterlesen
Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaKaehulua22°4’7” N 159°19’10” W
9. April 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Today, we learned that our resort sits on the site of a pineapple cannery that once employed over 2000 people. The cannery operated from 1913 to 1962. We walked along the beach & back on the mainWeiterlesen
Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaWaikaea Canal22°4’16” N 159°19’14” W 10. April 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
This morning, we drove to Poipu to view Spouting Horn which is directly across from the National Tropical Botanical Gardens. The Horn is a blow hole, which regularly spouts sea water into the air. TheWeiterlesen
Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaLihue Airport21°58’44” N 159°20’52” W
11. April 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
We fly to Maui at noon today. Update… we arrived safely in Maui. As we flew in, we noticed that this island is quite different than Kauai & Oahu. It appears that it’s much drier because much ofWeiterlesen
Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaPuu Olai20°38’2” N 156°27’5” W
12. April 2023 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Today, we drove South to swim at Big Beach. It’s near the town of Wailea. We spent the morning on the beach, swimming for the first time in Hawaii. We found the beaches too crowded, the sky tooWeiterlesen
Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaPua‘aka‘a State Park20°49’1” N 156°7’33” W
13. April 2023 in den USA ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
We were picked up this morning in a 12 passenger van at 6:45am to join the Road to Hana & Beyond tour. We travelled in a loop around Haleakala Volcano with stops in the rainforest along the way. WeWeiterlesen
