http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Kauai/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Hawaii , Kauai en-us Mon, 07 Dec 09 05:40:10 +0000 Mon, 07 Dec 09 05:40:10 +0000 GREAT VACATION HOMES CONDOS AND COTTAGES ON KAUAI HAWAII.CLICK ON MY LINK FOR DETAILS 800hawaii.com http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Kauai/blog-444877.html This morning we woke up in the port of Nawiliwili Kauarsquoi. At this port the ship ties up to the pier so our days of tendering are over. We decided to have one last ldquoleisurelyrdquo breakfast in the Club restaurant. It was good as always and then we headed to the pier to meet our tour. Todayrsquos tour was apparently very popular as there were multiple buses. They took the firs http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Kauai/Nawiliwili/blog-440354.html Today I visited the Garden Island Kaua'i. It is breathtaking... See the pictures http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Kauai/blog-439916.html Dieser Text dient obgleich er dem Zeitgeist vermutlich von vernichtender literarischer Bedeutung erscheinen mag doch wohl als zeitgeme Demonstration amerikanischer Urlaubsgewohnheiten im einundzwanzigsten Jahrhundert. Seit wir gestern Abend auf Kauarsquoi ankamen haben wir nicht allzu viel sinnvolles getrieben. Ein wenig Einkaufen ein wenig Sightseeing etwa des Waimea Canyons freilich o http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Kauai/Lihue/blog-439827.html The island of Kauai is a premier tourist destination for good reason. Surrounded by the Pacific Ocean with breathtaking sunsets and stunning sunrises the Hawaiian Islands are considered a paradise for a multitude of reasons.The island of Kauai is the oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands and is referred to as the ldquogarden islerdquo. As a volcanic island chain the Hawaiian islands are rich i http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Kauai/blog-436620.html Anticipating my first trip to Kauai Hi. in March of 2010... What weather should I expect to have and has anyone stayed at the Banyan Harbor resort or know anything about it. Any info would be greatly appreciated...Have a good day...and happy traveling...Callie http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Kauai/blog-433380.html We are huge fans of Kauai. It has a pure invigorating climate and remains unspoiled. Going there always takes some planning and we stick to the guidebook called Kauai Trailblazer. There list of hikes is daunting and as a family we've completed fifteen on the northern portion of the island. This fall we are tackling the trails in Waimea Canyon and will be reserving a condominium in the Poipu Be http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Kauai/Napali-Coast/blog-432104.html Approximately 13 months ago I had my first Kalalau experience over a long July 4th weekend. Since then I have spent seven months backpacking in South America and seen many amazingly beautiful things but all that has only convinced me further that Kalalau is perhaps the most beautiful place on the planet.Throughout my recent travels abroad I have looked forward to my next Kalalau journey. Anti http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Kauai/Napali-Coast/blog-428540.html In 2007 I went camping with my wife Caroline a FrenchCanadian Montrealer who is totally in love with Hawaii. I am too and our dream is to one day buy ourselves out of all the noise and buy a large plot of land in Hawaii and live quietly and harmoniously with nature. We have visited Maui twice Oahu and the Big Island some time ago so now it was time for Kauai.The moment we landed it defini http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Kauai/blog-423696.html Hey EveryoneFew weeks late as usual but here are all the spectacular pics from Kim and Erin's visit to the island. We had so much fun. I realize some our dupes from Facebook but guess you'll just have to deal with it... heheAlso I think it should be noted what was going on behind the scenes of all these pictures. While Kim was planning her and Erin's exciting daily adventures in Hawaii.... http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Kauai/Lihue/blog-420273.html We headed to the airport with Jay and caught our flights with no problems. Then we waited a bit for Dean and Catherine and after getting a bit worried Jay went looking for them and rolled up in a massive Jeep Wrangler They had been upgraded We all jumped in went to Safeway and met Ally at our hostel. Dean had already warned me that the hostel was a bit roughhellipwe didnrsquot really http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Kauai/blog-413253.html I finally made it out to visit Jackie on the North Shore of Kauai. She had already been living and working on Hanalei Bay for 3 months. We spent most of our time in Hanalei. The surf was small so we went out on an outrigger canoe for the first time. It was a laughingfit from the start. Eventually flipped it and lost a pair of Electricsdefinitely worth it though She took me up to KeKe beach w http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Kauai/Hanalei/blog-401477.html 542009 Leaving this Thursday for Kaua'i. This was a last minute change from a trip to the Riviera Maya area of Mexico. I was looking forward to some snorkeling in Cozumel and Playa Del Carmen however the Swine Flu became a little to real for us so now it's Hawaii.We are staying at the Wyndham Ka'eo Kai Resort in Princeville.Trip ReportWyndham Ka'eo Kai Resort The front desk was a little d http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Kauai/blog-396262.html Hi I found this sweet hang out called Riptydz a little off the beaten path. It is a sports bar and resturant on one side and a rock'in industrial glam night club on the other. The night club also has a college night on Thursdays for 18 and up. Fri. night DJ Mike lopez rocks the house and they have Live Bands on Saturdays. GREAT food at affordable prices The address is 2978 Umi st. Phone is 8 http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Kauai/Lihue/blog-387134.html In the morning I took off to the lighthouse because Judy said it was her favorite quiet place on the island. It's just on the North Shore can't miss it. It's also a bird sanctuary. I saw my first Albatross. It flew up with it's big feet and then flew down back into its nesting area. There were huge waves that day and breaking on the rocks about forty feet high The volunteers there who tol http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Kauai/Hanalei/blog-385322.html So here's a photo of the bookstore in Hanapepe and there was another author there. Her name was Anne Dimock and she wrote a book called Humble Pie. By gosh a famous book indeed. It's all about pies and one night she had tiny pies for the customers to sample. All I could offer were invisible pieces of the ocean. Anne's also a playwright originally so we had a lot to talk about and we made http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Kauai/Hanalei/blog-385315.html Doesn't it sound hardcore Well it wasn't so bad... We're alive... and so is the four year old kid we also saw clambering over the cliffs so no need to worryThe pictures speak for themselves so we'll let them do most of the talking...To sum it up it was 25 miles 40kms of cliffside hiking through dense jungle over sheer rocky cliffs and to a semipermanent hippiecolony where naked peo http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Kauai/Hanalei/blog-383746.html Like I've said with travel I'm working with this I go where I'm invited. So I was doing CST work in Chicago earlier this year on the invitation of a fine fellow that I'd met in Florida at Trump's by Gosh Mar a Friggin Largo named Alan. Alan invites me to Chicago and then to Kauai with his Bros. Here's everybody in Kauai right now. We're on the North Shore. It's very cool here. Some rain. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Kauai/Hanalei/blog-381011.html I was not excited to be back in Kauai. It was like starting all over. there was nothing new. i was going back to the same farm which had the same people. i had grown hadnt i i had started onward and upward. i was on a roll. it seemed like a step back but i fell back into the island rhythm. from the airport i had no ride or numbers to call. so i just started walking and managed to hitch back to http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Kauai/blog-379563.html We didn't have to rush as we prepared to leave. Our school bus had to do its morning rounds before it could take us out to the National Tropical Botanical Garden. But we were all gathered a half hour early for some reason. Getting efficient at this packing stuff I guess.We sure didn't want to leave the quiet gardenlike hotel. But the yellow bus appeared and we loaded our gear climbed in a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Kauai/Lihue/blog-379360.html