Day 1 Birthday Brunch in Kapa'a

We arrived in Lihue, Kauai (after a 4 hour delay) at 2:30 a.m. Our hotel, Kauai Shores, is in Kapa'a and is right on the beach. We slept in and had an amazing birthday breakfast for Nancy withЧитать далее
Day 1 Glass Beach & Hanapepe

We drove down the east side of Kauai to Port Allen in Eleele. We stopped at Glass Beach, which is a very cool spot where there are a lot of little pieces of sea glass. We also stopped in a funkyЧитать далее
Day 1 Napali Coast on the Amelia K

We boarded the Amelia K with Captain Mike, a native Hawaiian, with his crew, Leilani and Asia. I immediately told Mike that Nancy turned 60 today, so of course, he had the whole boat sing HappyЧитать далее
Day 1 Sea Caves are so cool!

Day 1 No rainbows without the rain

Day 1 Mai Tais at Lava Lava Beach Club

Day 2 Ho'opi'i Falls, Kapa'a

Our 2nd day started with coffee on the beach and perusing our bible, The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook, loaned to us by the wonderful Theresa Helus. We decided it was a good day to go north, so we startedЧитать далее
Day 2 a land called Hanalei...& Kilauea

We LOVED Hanalei Bay! The beach was mellow, a river flowed into it and it was protected, so no huge waves. We saw kayakers, swimmers, and beauty everywhere! We drove to the Kilauea Lighthouse, but itЧитать далее
Day 2 Black Rock Beach @ Ke'e

We saw some cool birds and coconuts among the lava rocks at Ka'anapali Beach.
Day 2 The Queen's Bath

We were access denied to another popular site where we wanted to hike, (Ha'ena State Park) but we found another amazing hike to The Queen's Bath. This was another muddy and steep hike, but we wereЧитать далее
Day 3 Kayak/hike on Hule'ia River, Lihue

Day 3 Hula Kids in Kapa'a

We found these cuties when we returned to our hotel.
Day 4 McBryde/Allerton Gardens, Koloa

McBryde/Allerton Botanical Gardens exceeded my expectations! I have wanted to see these gardens since I read about them at Allerton Park in Monticello, IL. I just love an exotic flower...or 200.
Day 4 More Allerton Gardens

Day 4 Waimea Canyon, Kokeʻe State Park

This was a lovely drive. They call it the Grand Canyon of the Pacific and you can see why! We gained a LOT of altitude on this trip!
Day 4 More Waimea

Day 4 Sunset @ The Beach House in Koloa

This day just kept getting more amazing. We got to watch the sunset and eat an amazing dinner (arugula & goat cheese salad and coconut shrimp) with an even better dessert...chocolate mochi with aЧитать далее
Day 5 Beaches and Waterfalls

Our day continued with a trip to Wailua Falls, then a stop at Kalapaki Beach and on to Opaeka'a Falls, and then we ended our day in a lovely restaurant called Keoki's Paradise in Koloa, near PoipuЧитать далее
Day 5 Spouting Horn

Day 6 Shopping and More Beaches!

We shopped in Kapa'a and returned to Poipu and Kalapaki Beaches and said goodbye to the Garden isle of Kauai!