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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
We were planning to take our helicopter tour tomorrow, but the rainy weather that has been hanging out off-shore is expected to move inland, so yesterday we moved our flight to this afternoon. Soon we Read More …
The visitor center for the National Tropical Botanical Garden is located not far down the road from us, in a fancy neighborhood. While the Visitors’ Center is located on a relatively small piece of land, Read More …
I didn’t think we were up in time for sunrise – we thought about it, then dawdled, then decided to get going – so it is a surprise when we reach the shore and find Read More …
We make a quick stop at Jo Jo’s for yummy shave ice and then wander down the street in pursuit of an original Red Dirt shirt (one bucket of Kauai’s infamous red mud is enough Read More …
It is an unbelievably beautiful day today, with hardly a cloud in the sky – a good day to head into Waimea Canyon. As directed, we take Waimea Canyon road (rather than Koke’e Road), which Read More …