Hawaii Trip (Day 6) Napali Coast Tour The Napali Hawaii coastline tour concerned me from the moment I learned it was booked. Why: I tend to be motion sick, I could take something for that I overheard the tour was in an inflatable raft, which didn’t sound comforting. I was relieved to find a catamaran […]
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Hawaii Trip Waimea Canyon Tour This is the second part of a two-part series on our trip up Waimea Canyon Hawaii Trip Canyon Tour part one. It was hard to tear ourselves away from the Waimea Canyon and views at Koke’e State Park overlook for the drive home. We stopped to the Koke’e State Park
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Hawaii Trip Waimea Canyon Tour We left the NaPali coastline beach it was truly a magnificent place. As we drove away, we knew our future would bring us back as we needed to spend time on this beautiful beach, basking in all its beauty. Originally, we planned a guided tour up the Waimea Canyon but
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Hawaii Trip (Day 5) Polihale State Beach After leaving Spouting Horn, we made our way west, along state Hwy 50, or Kaumualii Hwy. Day 5 and our ride towards Hawaii’s Polihale State Beach was mostly inland, with views of the countryside and mountains off in the distance. Soon we were passing the Russian Fort Elizabeth
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Hawaii Trip Spouting Horn view and Vendor shops We canceled our group tour up Waimea Canyon, rented an adorable little yellow Jeep, then headed out for a private tour of our own. Immediately after breakfast, we headed west out of the resort, starting the road trip without much of a plan, taking things as they
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Hawaii Trip Kayaking the Waimea River Our kayaking trip was first group tour for the trip, leaving the morning after out arrival on the island, already we were feeling like time was slipping away too fast. (photos via: Kauaidiscovery.com) During our first morning, we met a lovely couple from Baltimore, Gary and Betsy, that
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Hawaii Sunrise over the Makawehi Cliff Because of the 5 hour time difference I found myself up each morning before dawn, allowed enough time to quickly freshen up, dress and run down for coffee (it’s Starbucks, but not advertised as such) before trotting out to the beach to watch the sunrise. The roosters were
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Hawaii Trip (Day Two) Polynesian Cultural Center We are ready for the Polynesian Cultural Center Ali’i Luau celebration. I haven’t been to a traditional luau, we’ve witnessed one, at Canoe’s, from the lanai of our hotel on the Waikiki strip. Walking into the Hale Aloha center, there is the expected photo shoot, which, of course,
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Ken’s enthusiasm about the Polynesian Cultural Center, we were excited to have him as our guide. We arrived at the gates just in time for the luncheon area, which opened at 11:45, the villages open for their performances at noon. We needed a hearty buffet style lunch before heading out for a day of walking.
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Hawaii Trip Day Two (The journey to the center) We woke early to a mildly overcast day for our next Hawaii trip, it never rained but we were happy to not experience the walking tour in the beating sun. Our ride out to the Polynesian Cultural Center seemed to fly by as we had a
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