Around The World Part 2

februari - april 2023

This is the conclusion of our trip that we started in Nov 2019 that was interrupted in March of 2020 by Covid-19. Meer informatie

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Nieuw-Zeeland
Frans-Polynesië
Verenigde Staten
Canada

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Rond de wereld, Bezienswaardigheden bekijken

40,4kafgelegde kilometers

Transportmiddelen

Vlucht30,9kkilometer
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- Dag 50
- dinsdag 4 april 2023 om 09:39
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Hoogte: 25 m
- Verenigde Staten Honolulu International Airport 21.334604, -157.92399621°20’5” N 157°55’26” W
Flight to Kauai
4 april 2023, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 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 car reserved for the week. Update …. We spent two hours at the car rental place! Kim lined up for 45 mins, then, they couldn’t find our car! We eventually arrived safely, in a different car, at our resort, only to discover that the door lock wouldn’t work. We had the owner’s maintenance person come & she showed us how it worked. Who knew, the deadbolt looking knob had to be in the vertical position before closing the door!? Needless to say, we’ve finished our first bottle of wine…Meer informatie
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- Dag 51
- woensdag 5 april 2023 om 10:55
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Hoogte: Zeeniveau
- Verenigde Staten Moikeha Canal 22.078276, -159.3145922°4’42” N 159°18’53” W
Northern Kauai
5 april 2023, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 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 because the surf is quite strong. We shopped in some local shops & came back to our room for lunch. We then drove to the northern town of Princeville to take in some local music at the Makai Music & Art Festival which takes place every Wednesday afternoon. Afterwards, we drove to the Northern end of Hwy 56, which is as far north as one can drive in Kauai. We checked out Animi Beach on the way back. It was drizzling, so we didn’t walk on the beach. We stopped in the village of Hanalei on the way back to browse. Like some French Polynesian islands, roosters & chickens are wild here!Meer informatie
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- Dag 52
- donderdag 6 april 2023 om 20:12
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Hoogte: 5 m
- Verenigde Staten Konohiki 22.071587, -159.31767322°4’18” N 159°19’4” W
Helicopter tour, Waimea Canyon, Turtles
6 april 2023, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 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 to empty our pockets, etc, since there were no doors beside us! We were free to take pictures with no window in between. Our seat belts were the only thing that kept us from being sucked out! The views were spectacular to say the least! It was a little turbulent in places, & the pilot changed our flight path to keep us safe, as there were 40+ mph wind gusts in places. We flew over the rainiest place on Earth, according to our pilot, Mt. Waialele, which averages nearly 10m of rainfall per year. We flew over the Waimea Canyon, numerous mountain ranges, and the Napili Coast. We viewed many waterfalls up close including the Jurassic Falls which are featured in the Jurassic Park movie. After our tour, we drove to see Waimea Canyon, & waterfalls from the roadway lookout spot. We drove back through a few small towns, & ate some Shave Ice at Jo Jo’s in Waimea. We finally stopped at Poipu Beach, on the Southern tip of the island & got to see 6 sea turtles resting on this busy beach. We saw two Monk Seals playing in the water, as well. We figured they would have come ashore if not for all the people on the beach & in the water.Meer informatie
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ReizigerNicer views than my time with Environment Canada in a helicopter! And no stinky fish traps... Very jealous.
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ReizigerWow ! What AMAZING scenery ! Is the red colour in some of the rock formations newer volcanic stones ?
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ReizigerWhen 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.
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ReizigerOhhh. Thanks. I am still learning stuff ! LOL
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- Dag 53
- vrijdag 7 april 2023 om 13:12
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Hoogte: 5 m
- Verenigde Staten Waipoli Park 22.072208, -159.31817622°4’20” N 159°19’5” W
Vanillary, Wailua (Fantasy Is) Falls
7 april 2023, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 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. They grow vanilla which they harvest & sell, along with many other plants which they use themselves. They’ve just started to make chocolate bars from several cocoa trees they planted 15 years ago. We knew growing vanilla was a very labour intensive process, making it quite expensive. but we had no idea how much time and effort it took. They do everything by themselves, including pollinating each flower using a thorn, hand picking the bean pods after 10 months, soaking the pods for 18 days, drying the pods for 6 weeks, or more, grading the pods, cutting the pods into one inch pieces to add to the 80 proof vodka (to make the extract) for another 3 months. We purchased some dried beans & vanilla extract, & now have a contact to order more. We try to support local farmers/businesses where we can! We drove a short distance to view the waterfalls shown in the original Fantasy Island TV show, Wailua Falls.Meer informatie
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- Dag 54
- zaterdag 8 april 2023 om 11:14
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Hoogte: 71 m
- Verenigde Staten Kauapea Beach 22.223236, -159.41218622°13’24” N 159°24’44” W
Princeville, Kauapea Beach
8 april 2023, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 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. There was a short, steep, muddy trail to get down to the beach, but it was worth it, since it was a lot less crowded than any of the beaches we’ve been on in Kauai.Meer informatie
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- Dag 55
- zondag 9 april 2023 om 10:36
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Hoogte: 8 m
- Verenigde Staten Kaehulua 22.068506, -159.31956522°4’7” N 159°19’10” W
Hanging Around at the Resort
9 april 2023, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 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 main road. We came upon a yard with some very cute pet pigs in a pen. We saw some Easter eggs “hidden” on a church lawn & on our resort lawn, this Easter Sunday.Meer informatie
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- Dag 56
- maandag 10 april 2023 om 17:35
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Hoogte: 10 m
- Verenigde Staten Waikaea Canal 22.07106, -159.3204522°4’16” N 159°19’14” W
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Spouting Horn, Gaylord’s Plantation
10 april 2023, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 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. The surf wasn’t strong today, so the stream of water wasn’t as high as it could be. Unfortunately, the gardens were closed today. We did visit the Kiahuna Plantation Orchid Garden. We also drove through the Koloa Tunnel of Trees, (Eucalyptus trees forming a canopy over the road) before stopping for an Acai bowl, consisting of almond butter, coconut milk, chia seeds, local honey and fruits. We then visited Gaylord’s Plantation where we rode the train around the grounds, learning the local history of the former Sugar Cane Plantation. We made one stop to feed the pigs, horse, & donkey. We enjoyed a couple of tropical drinks with appetizers after our tour.Meer informatie
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Reiziger How beautiful !
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- Dag 57
- dinsdag 11 april 2023 om 11:20
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Hoogte: 66 m
- Verenigde Staten Lihue Airport 21.97887, -159.34780921°58’44” N 159°20’52” W
Flight to Maui
11 april 2023, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 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 of the grasses are brownish, rather than the lush green of Kauai. We noticed we can see farther into the distance here. There are no tall shrubs, bushes & trees blocking our vision. We bought lunch at a Shrimp food truck next to Costco, where we bought some groceries for the week. We plan to eat out more here, as we are in Lahaina, where lots of restaurants are close by.Meer informatie
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- Dag 58
- woensdag 12 april 2023 om 09:08
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Hoogte: Zeeniveau
- Verenigde Staten Puu Olai 20.634001, -156.45126320°38’2” N 156°27’5” W
Driving Around - Maui
12 april 2023, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 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 too overcast & the surf too high in Kauai. We drove into Wailea and had lunch at Monkey Pod Restaurant. Then, we drove North to the town of Kaanapali to check out the beach & do some browsing in some high end stores. All in all, a relaxing day. We have a big day ahead tomorrow, so it’s early to bed tonight,Meer informatie
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- Dag 59
- donderdag 13 april 2023 om 10:04
- 🌧 19 °C
- Hoogte: 423 m
- Verenigde Staten Pua‘aka‘a State Park 20.816837, -156.12570220°49’1” N 156°7’33” W
Road to Hana & Beyond
13 april 2023, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌧 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. We stopped to look at some rainbow bark eucalyptus trees, panoramic views of Keanae Peninsula, and a number of waterfalls. We had the chance to swim at a couple of waterfalls & at a black sand beach in the ocean, but because it was rainy & cool, we didn’t. Our driver pointed out several properties owned by celebrities, including Weird Al Yankovic, Willie Nelson, & Oprah Winfrey. We had planned to drive this route ourselves in April of 2020, but decided against it this time, when we discovered there are over 600 hairpin turns & 40 one lane bridges, along the narrow, rough, mostly paved route. Overall, it was a good experience, but a long, 10 hour day.Meer informatie
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