There is natural beauty everywhere but here it is abundant and dramatic. God did quite a job, and in this Blog we would like to share. Ryan was visiting last week and wanted to see another Island so off we went to Kauai (the "Garden Isle"). This is the oldest and furthest North of the Hawaiian Islands. Only 20% is inhabited (mostly a few towns along the coastline) while the interior is agricultural, forested and lush green.
We paddle boarded up the Wailua River as our introduction and the winds made us work!
Next we hiked the breathtaking Waimea Canyon. For Kathy and I it was our second time...this is the "Grand Canyon of the Pacific" according to Mark Twain. The colors and waterfalls are amazing.
Next, we "catamaraned" (45 footer) from Port Allen in the South to the Na Pali Coast in the North...and snorkeled along the way. We were about 10 ft from a 300lb monk seal in the water who was on the surface looking over the fish below like we would look over a menu in a Seafood Restaurant. Dolphins (Spinners and Bottlenose) accompanied the Catamaran on several occasions, enjoying the free ride on our bow waves. Once we passed the west (leeward) coast we headed north into heavy winds and 8-9 foot seas...wow...the the beautiful coastline made up for the turbulent ride.
So we saw the Island from land and sea, what was left... Air of course. On our final day we took a helicopter tour to see the inaccessible areas of beautiful Kauai. Several locations of movies, early settlement sites of fisherman and farmers etc.
All we could say at the end of our trip was... AMEN...enjoy the photos...see you soon
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| Roaring waterfalls and rainbows |
This one shot through the Copter window...looks like it could be a Lewis and Clark scene from the Old West
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| Central region of the Island...more waterfalls and rainbows anyone? |
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| Taken from our hiking trail...setting for Jurassic Park filming....I swear I sensed a Velociraptor stalking us ! |
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| All together now sing the first few lines...Puff the Magic Dragon lived by the sea.....keep going til...in a land called HANALEI..yup this is it the place PPM sang about...a beautiful, mellow town on the Northern Coast...green Taro fields growing in this shot. |
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| Here is a shot of Hanalei Bay from the air...nice place to retire gang ! |
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| OK enough of that... time to go to sea...our cat on left |
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| Spinner Dolphins...lots of them |
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| Notice the water gets bluer as it gets deeper...see Mom with her baby on the right side of the screen |
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| The Na Pali coast...doesn't look real |
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| God's Handiwork |
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| Have to end with flowers...they are not cultivated in a garden we visited somewhere...they just grow all over it seems...we will miss them |
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Why did the chicken to cross the road? To show you even wild chickens have lots of color here.
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