I have been incredibly lucky! I have been to the beautiful Garden Isle, Kauai four times since moving to Oahu. Here are some pics of all my trips to Kauai!
Trip one – July 2017 Pride of America Hawaii Cruise. We rented a car and took a wonderful trip around the island. We had been taking care of my Father who developed Dementia so our family decided to take him on a grand vacation as sort of a last hurrah. What a trip that was! Here are a few photos from that memorable first visit to the garden isle!
Trip 2 September – 2017 After visiting beautiful Kauai, my desire to return was mighty and I decided to book a trip on the Kalalau trail to see the Na Pali coast in person. My friend and I were to arrive in September of 2017. All packed, arrived in Kauai, headed to Walmart for supplies and to Wailua to the camping store to rent a camp stove. All is well and on schedule. While driving we started to notice smoke in the air. Not thinking much of it and excited for our adventure we arrive to Haena state park and are met with a road block. Unreal news from the Ranger, the park is CLOSED due to forest fire resulting from a father & son fire throwing ceremony to celebrate the arrival of Hokule’a. We both were disappointed, however we decided to make the best of our four days and enjoy the beautiful island. With no plans or reservations, we turned around & visited Queens Bath. So much fun & so beautiful. Our next find was Hanalei Harbor where we were able to see the beautiful Hokule’a, played in the sand & had some killer grinds. Found secret beach next and spent a restless night on that big beautiful beach. Next day we hiked to some waterfalls, toured the Rainbow Eucalyptus Arboretum and later hooked up with a friend and was invited to crash on their floor. Rachel was a lovely host and tour guide with specialty coffee in the AM and took us on a tour of the gardens at the Koloa Plantation, drove us four wheeling somewhere near Koke’e State Park, and we went camping at Polihale as well. So much fun and adventure was packed into one trip and lasting memories were made.
January 2019.
JMy dear college friends visited Kauai in January, so Jon & I decided to visit them during their stay. we shared many wonderful adventures & I was able to explore even more of Kauai.
June 2019-
Free trip to Kauai to stay at a swanky resort; yes please! My husband had a job to do & asked me to come along. I always can find a hike or two to explore! It actually was a fun trip because I was free to do whatever I wanted during the day and then enjoyed a nice evening with Jon. I decided ahead of time that Hanakapiai Beach and Falls was my big hike of the trip and loved being able to see the falls close up, plus I was the only one there for a bit. I visited Glass Beach, Salt Pond Beach, the blow hole, completed a good portion of the Maha’ulepu Heritage Trail & explored Hanapepe. Please enjoy the gallery below and be sure to contact me for prints.
