Aloha from Kaua'i!
We flew from the Big Island to Kaua'i late Monday afternoon. We'll be here for a total of nine nights before leaving on the cruise. We're staying at the Courtyard on Coconut Beach in the town of Kapaa. When we checked in we were given coupons for two complimentary Mai Tai's per day for a grand total of eighteen coupons!
Yesterday we did the Wiamea Canyon Trail which was a pretty tough 5 mile hike through what is known as the "Grand Canyon of Hawaii". Although it's on a smaller scale than the Grand Canyon you most commonly think of it's quite spectacular with some great waterfalls. The hike started at about 3500 feet which isn't all that much unless you're acclimated to Florida and Texas elevations. Lots of up's and down's along the way but we were rewarded with some incredible views of the canyon with the Pacific Ocean in the background. There was a fair amount of puffing and sweating along the way but the views and the hotel hot tub made it well worth the effort.
Today (Wednesday) we started the day with the hotels "sunrise experience" which was a Hawaiian family leading a group of hearty early risers in a couple of "chants" to welcome the new day which was a neat experience. After that our morning walk today was a six miler along a flat and paved trail right along the shoreline. My feet are now propped up in a lounge chair where they will remain most of the rest of the day until I get up the energy to walk over to the hot tub!
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| Waterfall on the Wiamea Canyon Trail |
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| Waimea Canyon |
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| Somewhere Along the road to Wiamea Canyon |
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| Sunrise Experience |
