Landing at Lihui Airport on Kauai from Honolulu |
Welcome to Kauai - the Garden Island |
Aloha - Welcoem to Kaua'i |
Kaua'i Marriott Resort and Beach Club |
View of Kalapaki Bay from the balcony at the Kauai Marriott |
Spoiling myself at the Kauai Marriott |
Kauai Marriott Resort and Beach Club |
Normally hotel pools don't impress me, but I'll make an exception here |
Pool of the Kauai Marriott |
Pool of the Kauai Marriott |
Pool of the Kauai Marriott |
Kauai Marriott |
Night view from the room at the Kauai Marriott at night |
Pool of the Kauai Marriott at night |
Pool of the Kauai Marriott at night |
Pool of the Kauai Marriott at night |
Pool of the Kauai Marriott at night |
Pool of the Kauai Marriott at night |
Buddhist sculpture at the Kauai Marriott |
Nightlife - Duke's Kauai, Kalapaki Beach |
Duke's Kauai |
Kalapaki Beach from the Kauai Marriott |
Kalapaki Beach from the Kauai Marriott |
Palm trees, Kauai |
A double treat for myself |
Map of the Wailua River Valley |
For some reason they've oriented the map with north at the bottom |
Smith's Boats - Cruises to the Fern Grotto on the Wailua River |
Smith's Fern Grotto Wailua River Cruise |
Sleeping Giant, Kauai |
Smith's Boat, Wailua River, Kauai |
Pier at Smith's Boats, Wailua River, Kauai |
The Wailua River is the only navigable river in Hawaii |
Wailua River with Nounou Mountain, the Sleeping Giant, Kauai |
The Wailua River of Kauai runs for 20 miles |
Dock at the Fern Grotto |
Wailua River State Park - Fern Grotto Area |
Bamboo at the Fern Grotto, Kauai |
Wailua River State Park, Kauai |
Wailua River State Park, Kauai |
Wailua River State Park, Kauai |
Walkway to the Fern Grotto - Wailua River State Park, Kauai |
Fern Grotto - Wailua River State Park, Kauai |
Wailua River State Park, Kauai |
Fern Grotto - Wailua River State Park, Kauai |
Fern Grotto - known as Ma'ama'akualono to the ancient Hawaiians |
Ancient Hawaiians dedicated the Fern Grotto to Lono, god of agriculture, cultivation and healing |
Fern Grotto - Wailua River State Park, Kauai |
Wailua River State Park, Kauai |
Wailua Heritage Trail - Ma'ama'akualono |
Fern Grotto - Wailua River State Park, Kauai |
Wailua River State Park, Kauai |
Hawaiian musicians at the Fern Grotto |
Hawaiian musicians at the Fern Grotto |
Hula at the Fern Grotto, Kauai |
Wailua River State Park, Kauai |
Wailua River State Park, Kauai |
Wailua River State Park, Kauai |
Wailua River State Park, Kauai |
Wailua River State Park, Kauai |
Wailua River State Park, Kauai |
Return cruise on the Wailua River |
Wailua River, Kauai |
My red Mustang Convertible rental |
'Opaeka'a Falls, Kauai |
'Opaeka'a Falls, Kauai |
'Opaeka'a Falls, Kauai |
Wailua River overlook, Kauai |
Wailua River overlook, Kauai |
Wailua River overlook, Kauai |
Wailua River overlook, Kauai |
Mountains of northeastern Kauai |
Togikawa Store, Anahola - Kauai |
Hawaiian Heritage - Kīlauea Lighthouse |
Kilauea Point, Kauai |
Lighthouse - Kilauea Point, Kauai |
Kilauea Point, Kauai |
Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai |
Do Not Feed Wildlife - Kilauea Point, Kauai |
Welcome to Kilauea Point NWR |
Kilauea Point, Kauai |
Kilauea Point, Kauai |
Kilauea Point, Kauai |
Kilauea Point NWR - Wedge-tailed Shearwaters |
Kilauea Point NWR - Red-footed Boobies |
Kilauea Point NWR - Great Frigatebirds |
Kilauea Point NWR - Red- and White-tailed Tropicbirds |
Kilauea Point NWR - Laysan Albatross |
Not much action from the signposted birds but there was a nēnē |
Nēnē - Hawaiian Goose (Branta sandvicensis), Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge |
Kilauea Point Lighthouse, Kauai |
Kilauea Point Lighthouse, 1913, Kauai |
Kilauea Point Lighthouse, Kauai |
Kilauea Point Lighthouse, Kauai |
Bricks to support the Kilauea Point Lighthouse |
Island off Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge |
Island off Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge |
Kilauea Point, Kauai |
Map of Kauai |
Relief model of Kauai at the Kilauea Point Visitor Center |
Relief model of Mauii at the Kilauea Point Visitor Center |
Vines climbing trees, Kauai |
Kuhio Highway - north Kauai |
Kuhio Highway - north Kauai |
Taro Fields along the Hanalei River |
Hanalei, Kauai |
Taro Fields, Hanalei |
Hanalei on the north shore of Kauai |
Hanalei Bay, Kauai |
Driving the Kuhio Highway in a red Mustang convertible |
Beach at Hanalei Bay, Kauai |
Beach at Hanalei Bay, Kauai |
Beach at Hanalei Bay, Kauai |
Hanalei Bay, Kauai |
The St. Regis Princeville Resort and Hanalei Bay Resort, Kauai |
Wainiha Beach Park, Kauai |
Wainiha Beach Park, Kauai |
The end of the road - Haena State Park |
Cave - Haena State Park |
Hanalei Dolphin Center, Kauai |
On the Kaumualiʻi Highway to western Kauai |
Flags of the USA and the State of Hawaii |
First Hawaiian Bank, Panako Road, Waimea |
Driving the scenic Waimea Canyon Drive |
Waimea Valley, Kauai |
Overlook along Waimea Canyon Drive |
Lower Canyon - Waimea Valley, Kauai |
Lower Canyon - Waimea Valley, Kauai |
Panoramic view of the lower Waimea Canyon, Kauai, HI |
As you head up Kokee Road, you reach Waimea Canyon |
Taro Farm on the valley floor, Waimea |
Waimea Canyon, Kauai |
Waimea Canyon Drive |
Entering Waimea Canyon State Park, Hawaii |
Waimea Canyon Lookout |
View from the Waimea Canyon Lookout |
Waimea Canyon - up to 3000 feet deep |
Waimea Canyon - around 10 miles long |
Waimea Canyon was formed by erosion and the collapse of Kauai's ancient volcano |
Inside Waimea Canyon, Kauai |
Waimea Canyon Overlook |
Waimea Canyon State Park, Kauai |
Waimea Canyon State Park, Kauai |
Waimea Canyon State Park, Kauai |
Waimea Canyon State Park, Kauai |
Waimea Canyon State Park, Kauai |
Waimea Canyon State Park, Kauai |
Waimea Canyon State Park, Kauai |
Waimea Canyon State Park, Kauai |
The rugged interior of Waimea Canyon |
Waimea Canyon State Park, Kauai |
Waimea Canyon State Park, Kauai |
The interior of Waimea Canyon |
The interior of Waimea Canyon |
Waimea Canyon State Park, Kauai |
Puu Hinahina Lookout, Waimea Canyon State Park |
Puu Hinahina Lookout, Waimea Canyon State Park |
Puu Hinahina Lookout, Waimea Canyon State Park |
Kauai Rooster, Waimea Canyon State Park |
Kauai Rooster |
Nene Crossing, Kauai |
Turnoff for the Waimea Canyon Lookout, Kauai |
The Napali Coast of western Kauai - inaccessible by road |
Ruggedly beautiful mountains of Kauai's Napali Coast |
Kalalau Valley Lookout, Napali Coast, Kauai |
Kalalau Valley Lookout, Elevation 4000 ft |
Kalalau Valley Lookout, Napali Coast, Kauai |
Radar station along Kokee Road |
Na Pali Kona Forest Reserve - Pihea Trail |
Na Pali Kona Forest Reserve, Kauai |
At the trailhead above the Kalalau Valley, Napali Coast |
Pu‘u O Kila Lookout, Kokee State Park |
Ridge above the Kalalau Valley, Napali Coast |
Pu‘u O Kila Lookout, Kokee State Park |
On the Pihea Trail, Kokee State Park |
Hiking towards the Pihea Vista |
On the Pihea Trail, Kokee State Park |
Sign on the Pihea Trail |
Pihea Vista |
Pihea Vista, Kokee State Park |
Pihea Vista, Kokee State Park |
Pihea Vista, Kokee State Park |
Pihea Vista, Kokee State Park |
Pihea Vista, Kokee State Park |
Clouds obscure Wai'ale'ale, Kauai's highest point |
Pihea Trail, Kokee State Park |
Pihea Trail, Kokee State Park |
Pihea Trail, Kokee State Park |
Pihea Trail, Kokee State Park |
Pihea Trail, Kokee State Park |
Pu‘u O Kila Lookout, Kokee State Park |
Back at the parking lot at Pu‘u O Kila Lookout, Kokee State Park |
Waimea Canyon Sunset |
Ni'ihau, the westernmost of the main 8 islands of Hawaii |
Kauai - sunset over Ni'ihau |
Sunset off the west coast of Kauai from Kokee Road |
Kauai - sunset over Ni'ihau |
Kauai - sunset over Ni'ihau |