Kaua'i, Hawaii (Oct 7)

Trip to the North Shore
We drove up the East side of the island to the North shore stopping for breakfast, to gawk at the fields in Hanalei and check out one of the many beaches along the way.

The drive up North is referred to as, 'the end of the road' and it is quite literally that - the road ends at Ke'e beach which is the NE tip of the Na Pali coast. There is a 3 hour hike in to a beautiful beach outfitted with waterfalls. We got started too late in the day to make it to that point. We hiked up far enough to see the beach from up high. It's mind boggling to see how massive the ocean waters are. It was about 80º during our hike so the dip in Ke'e beach afterwards was refreshing!

The sweet and subtly fragrant plumeria flowers are free for the picking - off the ground.
They are plentiful and seem to fall at the most beautiful stage of their bloom.

Fields in Hanalei

Quick stop at Tunnels Beach

Hike at Ke'e beach (East end of Na Pali Coast)

View of Ke'e beach

Kaua'i, Hawaii (Oct 4)

October 2 – 14, 2008

Here are the first of many photos from our family vacation on Kaua'i. We stayed in Kapp'a on the East shore of the island. Paradise - is the only way to describe this place: Crystal waters that look vibrant blue, rainbows, waterfalls, colorful birds, coconut trees, pineapple plants... and SUN! Oh, and of course chickens. We were told that during a storm in '92 many chickens were blown to their freedom. Today, they roam around the island of Kaua'i much like squirrels do here.

Tulip loved the beaches so much she never wanted to leave. She was wiped out at the end of every day. And - she took her first steps there on October 3.

Poipu Beach: South Shore

Enjoying the warm waters

The reef break creates a nice safe place for kids to swim

Eating 'shave ice' after a hard day of playing in the sand

The Na Pali Coast (West shore)
This picture doesn't quite capture how vibrant the ocean really is - it's almost surreal.

Kaua'i, Hawaii (Oct 8 and 9)

Spouting Horn
Here's a description of this I found: This natural wonder occurs when water rushes under a lava shelf and bursts through a small opening at the surface. Every wave produces another spray. Spouting Horn frequently spurts salt water 50 feet into the air. The phenomena is especially exciting at sunset when the spray becomes incandescent with the colors of the rainbow. This particular blowhole is different from others found throughout the state as another hole nearby only blows air, making a loud groaning sound.

The surf wasn't that high when we visited but it was still fun to see and hear!

Tulip slept through this one!




'Opeaka'a Falls









Back at Poipu
This quickly became our favorite beach for Tulip







Eating 'shave ice' with dad... again.

Back home at the ranch
View of the East Shore from our place