Hawaii 2008 four-island itinerary
Ah, yes, memories of paradise recently visited. Sigh. At least the temperature here is no longer sub-zero. Still, I’d MUCH rather be back in Hawaii. Arrival – Sunday, January 06 Gate 60 Our flight from Read More …
Category: Kauai
Hawaii: Kauai Travel Details
Kauai Travel Details January 7-10, 2008 Route, Lodging, Shopping, and Dining Information With a rental car, we were able to explore most of the roads on Kauai! Here’s where we went: Kauai Sight-Seeing Waimea Canyon Read More …
Lighthouse birds on Kauai, Hawaii
I don’t know what I was expecting to find at Kilauea Lighthouse, but it wasn’t a bird sanctuary. Birds, however, really are the highlight here. At this time of year the area surrounding the lighthouse Read More …
The Gardens of Bali Ha’i
>Hawaii – and particularly Kauai – has served as the location for many films over the years and tourists interested in such things can spend their whole vacation seeking out the exact locations where various Read More …
Na Pali from Ground Level
We continue on our way, stopping briefly along the way to join the surfers watching the waves crash on the sandy beaches just outside Hanalei. Then, quite suddenly, we find ourselves at the end of Read More …
Puff the Magic Dragon lived by the sea
As we head north, we pass through a coastal landscape that is mostly peaceful and bucolic. At least that is true until we reach the over-developed playground of the wealthy at Princeville. It’s not a Read More …
Route 580
It takes us CONSIDERABLY more time to reach our next hotel than I had anticipated, both because traffic in Hawaii moves much more slowly than I am used to and because I don’t know exactly Read More …
Wailua Falls on Hawaii’s Kauai
We are heading farther north for a couple of nights and Wailua Falls is right along the way. The entire drive to (and from) the waterfall viewpoint is beautiful, passing through ranch land at the Read More …
Spouting Horn on Kauai, Hawaii
We REALLY should have done this last night as a sunset visit, but we didn’t. So here we are. It isn’t particularly impressive to see, but the SOUND it makes is wonderful, as if the Read More …
Neighborhood wildlife on Kauai
We sleep in and skipped sunrise, heading to the shore right after the sun was up. Our plan is simply to walk the shore the opposite direction from the last two days to check out Read More …