Monday, July 19, 2010

Kauai Vacation, Cont.





We stayed at a resort in Po'ipu on the South shore. There were a clusters of resorts in Po'ipu so the beaches there were often crowded with sunbathers. Since Cory and I got sunburned we didn't sunbath very much!





This is Tunnels beach on the North shore, one of our favorites for snorkeling! The Tunnels reef is so large that it can be seen from space! It certainly took us a long time to snorkel around Tunnels.
This is the amazing view for the end of Waimea Canyon, the Pu'u o Kila Lookout of part of the Napali coast. This picture cannot even capture of fraction of the beauty of this sight.
This picture was taken from another lookout point in the Waimea Canyon and depicts part of the Waimea Canyon. The Waimea is called the "Grand Canyon of the Pacific." This canyon is 10 miles long, 1 mile wide and 3,600 feet deep (Which is pretty amazing considering how small the island is).
This is Queen's Bath on the North shore. We wish we could have swam in this pool!


Apparently someone took the major effort to dump an old golf cart by Queen's Bath. A guy hiking behind us kept yelling, "You've gotta get a picture with the pink golf cart!" So we did! (Plus Cory matched it with his pink shirt!)


Queen's Bath can be really dangerous during the winter when the swells are large and can rip you out to sea!












One of Kau'ai's interesting features is the vast amount of chickens and roosters that populate the island! They really are everywhere and you have to be careful not to run them over when driving! They are also quite brave and persistent when you start eating your lunch on the beach!

3 comments:

Jake & Rachel said...

Everything looks exactly the same! Except we didn't see the pink golf cart, that must be a new installation :) The chickens really are everywhere, aren't they? I'm so glad you guys got to go, what an awesome vacation.

Tony and Norma said...

Rach and Jake took a picture as a couple in that same cliff area. I'm sure a camera could not even capture the colors that you see. Were the those birds as aggressive as Super Chicken ???

Cory said...

Actually the birds were a little too friendly...I think they were overfed by the tourists on the beach =)