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

Well it is September 29th and we made it. Entered the Harbor at Nawiliwili in Kauai, Hawaii and man was it nice to have the ship sitting still. I think a lot of people were not feeling well on the way over. We go here a day early since we had to turn around as I mentioned before. This is one of three stops we are making in Hawaii (being a chain of 8 islands). Kauai is small with only 63,000 people. We have a great day scheduled tomorrow. I emailed Ellen at Wings over Kauai, whose husband, Bruce gives tours in his Cessna 182 (I think) of the island. It was 70 minutes of some of the most beautiful scenery we have ever seen. Waimea canyon, which is called the Grand Canyon of the Pacific ... read more

It’s another beautiful day in paradise. Yesterday we flew around the entire island of Kauai in a 4 seat STOL aircraft. It was a fantastic flight as we passed over the red fields of coffee plantations and the bright green cane fields. We flew along the Na Pali coast which was breath taking. We passed over the beach where Captain Cook landed in 1778 near Kekaha. The whole experience was amazing. Our pilot, Corrie, was entertaining in that his historical accounts of the places we passed over we're lacking in detail but high in enthusiasm for the Island.... read more