Colin and Cecile Travels

 Started the day at one of our usual stops for breakfast.  Lava Lava is on the beach near the Coconut Marketplace.  You are literally sitting on the sand, but it has a great view and great food.   View from our table at Lava  Lava Tables on the Beach FBI Omelet (with Feta Cheese, Mushrooms, Macadamia Pesto, Avocado)                   Where else besides Hawaii can you have your bill delivered in a Spam Can We headed back to Poipu to the spouting Horn, because they have always had little shops with  local artisans, but we found that they have been closed down and are no longer there.  We then headed up the road to Kalaheo and stopped at the Hawaiian Trading Post. Bears wanted to do a little surfing Tiki Time Fluffiest Chickens we saw on the island We headed up Waimea Canyon and found they now charge for parking and entry to  Waimea Canyon and Koke'e Sate Parks. First stop, Waimea Canyon Lookout Panor...

 It used to be that Kauai was the quiet laid back island, but that is changing rapidly. Partly because the shift in tourism after the fires in Maui. but there are more tourists here now. Almost everything requires a reservation now.  Even visiting the Lighthouse or going to the beach in Ha'ena they require a reservation. We used to visit the Koloa Rum Company, but you have to have a reservation now for tasting. Took a drive up the coast and stopped at the lookout on the Kapa'a Bike Path  From October through early April this is a good place to see Whales, especially Humpback Whales Looking up the coast from the Kilauea Lighthouse The beach across the cove from the Kilauea Lighthouse is called Secret Beach.  Pretty much the only folks that visit it are locals, the entrance is hidden in a residential neighborhood, then you have to walk about a mile along some slippery muddy paths to get down to the beach. Frigate Bird Moku‘Ae‘Ae Rock Islet Seabird Sanctuary off th...

 Started the day with breakfast at the Olympic Cafe.  Banana Macadamia Nut Pancakes and Hawaiian Bangers with Eggs.  Then off to do some walking through the shops at the Coconut Marketplace and the farmer's market there. Drove over to  Opaeka‘a Falls and Wailua Falls.  This is the dry seasons and they have not had much raid so the falls were minimal in comparison to what we are used to. Banana Macadamia Nut Pancakes Hawaiian (Pineapple) Bangers and eggs Opaeka‘a Falls Wailua River Valley Wailua Falls, during the wet season, the water is all the way across the center Duke's at Kalapaki Beach Early surfboards were wood and long Taco Tuesday Can't finish without Hula Pie Hawaii Trip 2023 Day 4