Blogs from Kaua'i, Hawaii, United States, North America - page 2

Today we head to the quieter Hawaiian island of Kauai for a few days of relaxation before heading home. Our taxi to the airport is a stretch limousine. We’re told it’s the same price as a normal taxi and that we just got lucky. The other guests standing around the lobby look a bit disappointed as we get in; I think they were hoping for celebrities. We climb into our luxurious padded seats to be confronted by TVs, a fancy sound system, and champagne glasses hanging on the wall. We’d be partying if only someone hadn’t forgotten to stock the bar. I’m not normally a nervous flier, but as we make our way into the plane we hear a voice from the cockpit shouting “pull up, pull up”. Something’s not right here. I don’t know much ... read more

I probably haven't mentioned it, but the weather so far has not been typical of Maui, even in February. A couple days were marred by passing showers and the temperatures were below normal. The average temperature here at this time is about 65 F at night and 76-80 F in the day. There has recently been a system that has kept rotating around the islands bringing exceptional rain. They even got snow last Sunday on Haleakala volcano down to 6,200 ft. above sea level, the lowest recorded elevation to receive snow on Maui. Thursday was the only really bad day so far. It rained a lot and there was some flash flooding going on. The temperature only got up to 65 F that day, Valentine's Day. We were going to drive to the Iao Valley on ... read more

Blog 36 Nawiliwili, Hawai’i, April 30, 2018 – Weather forecast: partly sunny, temperature 26°C, wind 8kts (3 Beaufort), 76% humidity – overnight wind 23kts – 2m long rolling swell Our arrival at the island of Kauai was a little delayed this morning and as a result our departure times for tours was out of synch, which annoyed a number of guests. Kauai is the oldest island in the Hawai’ian chain and by far the wettest. The island experiences 400 to 600 inches of rainfall per year. Even though there are eleven rivers flowing down from the mountains devastating floods do happen just like the one a month ago. Sugar production was the island’s primary industry up until a decade ago until the mills closed down, now tourism has taken over. Coffee plantations have taken over the ... read more

Nu har vi haft vår semester i semestern. Den delen då vi bara kunnat luta oss tillbaka och slappa utan att behöva planera så mycket. Det var fantastiskt att få spendera en vecka hos Adina och Eric på Hawaii. Det känns lite overkligt att de bor så långt borta och har sin vardag på en paradisö som Kauai. Vi kände oss i alla fall som hemma hos dem och njöt av att spendera tid tillsammans. Hawaii var nästan helt perfekt. Det enda vi skulle velat ändra på var att vi hade velat stannat där längre än åtta dagar. Vi var väl medvetna om att vi bara skulle hinna en liten del av alla äventyr man kan göra på Kauai, så utifrån det tog vi dagen som den kom och gjorde några hiker och utflykter. Det var ... read more

Had a home made salad earlier where we picked up an avocado laying about where we are staying. Thanks Hawaii. In other news we took another chopper flight today and thought we would share a few pictures. Unless we see something surprising over the next few days the Guinea Pigs are off the hook in having to look at more pictures. Thanks for the assist. Bird & HP.... read more