Blogs from Kaua'i, Hawaii, United States, North America - page 18

Kalalau Valley is God's country & Kalalau Beach is the most isolated piece of the Kauai north coast and possibly the most stunning piece of nature we've ever had the privilege of experiencing. After landing in Honolulu we jumped straight on a flight to the island of Kauai, battled jetlag, local buses with luggage limits far below the size of our packs, almost missed closing time at the camping hire place holding our 'house' for the night & then hitchhiked 8 miles (successfully, mind you ... first thumb = first ride), before camping illegally over a horny-toad infested swamp. 4:16am the local rooster population awoke, signifying the beginning of a 22 mile (36km) 2 day hike along the Kalalau Trail that nearly killed us. Far beyond the leptospiridium-infected streams & killer mud, ragged trail parts dropping ... read more

I decided to go find another beach to try snorkelling at today. I had read alot about Tunnels Beach. After I found it, I realized that it was packed with others. I went on up to the end of the road. There are a couple of caves up there. One was dry the other had water in it. I finally found a county park that had some spaces to park. I walked a pretty good ways up to Tunnels. It was impressive. The offshore reef protects the little bay which makes for a protected area to swim. About 50-60 feet offshore the bottom just starts to drop away. It is really something to see. On the way back in I stopped in Hanalei and walked around some. It is a nice little town. It sits right ... read more

Spent most of the day travelling around Hawaii. I flew out of the Kona International Airport (an open air waiting area around the gates). I went to Oahu and then flew onover to Kaua'i. I picked up my convertible mustang and finally found The Cliffs where I am staying. I missed the resort at first and had to go over some of the famous one lane bridges here in Kuau'i. I am looking forward to exploring more over the next few days.... read more

May 30, 2008 - I can't believe I'm just now posting these pictures. The trip happened back in March, but it's taken me awhile to pic my top 200 pictures, to load all the pictures onto the site, tag them and rearrange. I would have just loaded them into Kodak Gallery or something, but I had already written this blog, so I didn't want it to go to waste! This is more of a blog site than a picture site, so I'll probably need to move to a different website that's easier for me to load so many pics onto - if anyone has any recommendations - let me know! Maybe I just need my own site.... Anywaysssss - I had an amazing time in Kauai - it's one of the most beautiful places I have ... read more

In August of 2004 I visited Kauai and I wanted to do the Kalalau Trail after hearing about it from friends and reading that it was one of the best coastal hikes in the world. Well, in short it is amazing! Most guidebooks typically recommend 3-5 days to do the trail. Well, I don't listen well--I had it in my mind that I would do it all in one day--11 miles out and 11 miles back. But, it is not really the distance that is so daunting but the fact that the trail narrows so much in places and is exposed on the cliffs. And after a number of good rains and washouts it can present some nerve-racking sections. So, I stayed in the beautiful little town of Hanalei and drove over to the trail head ... read more