We're really enjoying our time here on Kauai! We're staying at a Marriott property in Kapaa which is pretty centrally located on the Southeast side of the island.
As I had mentioned previously, this island is quite different than the big island. The most dramatic differences are how lush, green and tropical it is here, hence the nickname "the Garden Island". One of the other notable differences here is also the number of chickens roaming around everywhere. That's right, I said chickens! There are tens of thousands of them all over the island.
There is an interesting and it seems factual story of how the chickens came to rule the roost on Kauai. It dates back to 1992 when a strong hurricane hit the island and destroyed many of the residents chicken coops. Once those chickens got a taste of freedom I guess they decided to do the biblical thing and "be fruitful and multiply". They've done it well and while I'm sure it's an annoyance to some high tone and uppity folks I think it's kinda cool. It's fun to be sitting out by the ocean here at the hotel and have a half dozen or so chickens hanging out with you.
We've also driven pretty much around the island or at least as much as you can. The road doesn't run all the way around because of the cliffs along the Napali Coast area. From the Waimea Canyon area on the Southwest to where the road ends at Ke'e Beach on the Northeast side of the island. A few nice beaches, good food at high tone places like Porky's, Bubba Burger, Kountry Kitchen, Chicken in a Barrel and shave ice at Jo'Jo's. It's pretty darn spectacular!
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| One of the tens of thousands of chickens on the island! |
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| Kilauea Lighthouse |
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| Wailua Falls |
