Hawaii Trip - Part I, Kauai

Six days in Kapaa, Kauai. This is the beach out front in the morning our first full day there. We flew out Thanksgiving morning and did not get to our resort until after sunset.



Resort was real nice. It has a lazy river, waterfalls, and slides. One of the waterfalls even had a big cave underneath where you could sit.



Trade Winds this time of year. Some days were gusty but you could always find good weather on one side of the island, especially by Poipu. Also for swimming the mouths of the rivers made nice blue green lagoons for kids to play in.



Friday night luau at Smith's Tropical Paradise right next to the Wailua River.







Show after the luau including twirling balls of fire.



Wailua Falls one of the most beautiful and very tall waterfalls I have seen. An incredible canyon.



"Autograph" tree at Kauai Coffee. Matt's nickname is monkey.



One happy kid at lunch at Keoki's Restaurant. This is part of a chain of restaurants on the island which also includes Duke's Canoe Club which we also highly recommend.



North Shore of Na Pali Coast was windy and strong surf but it sure made for a beautiful hike. Previously doing this hike in high heat and humidity was not an easy task.



Here is looking down at Na Pali Coast, basically from the other end. The opening for Jurassic Park was filmed here.



Waimea Canyon, the "Grand Canyon of the South Pacific."



This should be Hawaii's state bird. Chickens everywhere, released from previous hurricanes.



Sharing the beach with an endangered Hawaiian Monk seal. Just a pup actually. The life guards had set up an area with cones to leave her alone. It is against the law to get close to them. Many people think they are sick when they are actually just resting (and likely digesting food).





My son Matt's favorite on Kauai was playing in the sand, making new friends and checking out the tropical fish.