Hawaii 2010

Our May 2010 trip to Kauai
  • Our vacation begins at our timeshare at Hanalei Bay resort in Princeville, Kauai 5/1/10 4:55 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
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  • Mountain view from our lanai upon wakeup Sunday morning 5/2/10 8:25 AM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • Later Sunday morning, I decided to try hiking down to Queen Emma's bath 5/2/10 10:10 AM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • Small waterfall along the steep path down to Queen Emma's Bath 5/2/10 10:12 AM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • Queen Emma's Bath warning sign. It is a sheltered pool cut into a lava shelf. When it is nice, it is nice, but if the surf is up, watch out! 5/2/10 11:11 AM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • View of the lava shelf, the "bath" itself is a pool carved out just beyond the edge of the photo. Surf was up and the rocks were very slippery. This is as far as I went! 5/2/10 11:16 AM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • Pool area at the resort, by Monday the weather had cleared up nicely 5/3/10 11:40 AM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • View of Bali Hai 5/4/10 12:48 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • While Dave was diving, Max golfed at the Princeville Makai Course 5/4/10 11:29 AM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
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  • Tuesday is the Hanalei Farmer's Market in a field just outside of the village 5/4/10 2:37 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
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  • We stopped off at Tunnels to check out the conditions. Still seems a bit rough, but hopefully will be better tomorrow for my first day of diving. 5/4/10 3:38 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
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  • The Hawaiian Monk Seal is an endangered endemic species. The law requires that you stay at least 150ft away from any seal on land or in the water. If a seal comes onto the beach to sun itself, the rangers put these warning stakes as a perimeter around the animal. 5/4/10 3:50 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • Mountain view across the road from the Tunnels dive site 5/10/10 11:54 AM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • Tahiti Nui, a great hangout for drinks and food in Hanalei 5/4/10 7:15 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • Live local music almost every night at Tahiti Nui 5/4/10 7:41 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • Very often local hula dancers or singers come up to entertain with the musicians 5/4/10 7:41 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
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  • The fish market in Kilauea, great poke! Bought some mahi-mahi to grill back at the condo. 5/6/10 11:29 AM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • Stopped in at Long's Drug for some essentials and couldn't resist this display near the checkout of all sorts of "wet seed" 5/6/10 12:28 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • We took a short drive up Kuamo'o Road (Highway 580) to the Wailua River lookout 5/6/10 12:40 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • Beautiful view of the Wailua River all the way to the coast 5/6/10 12:41 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • The tour boats cruise up the river to the Wailua Falls and the Fern Grotto 5/6/10 12:41 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • On the other side of the road from the river is a view of Opaeka'a Falls, which are over 150 ft tall 5/6/10 12:50 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
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  • Opaeka'a Falls 5/6/10 12:48 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • Upstream view of the Wailua River 5/6/10 12:51 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
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  • Deb and Mary visited us for several days and to celebrate Deb's birthday we took them on a Na Pali coast tour 5/8/10 6:57 AM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • We load up into kayaks at the mouth of the Hanalei River, which take us out to the boat moored in the bay 5/8/10 7:18 AM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai, Maxine
  • View backwards as we leave Hanalei Bay, very early in the morning! 5/8/10 7:20 AM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
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  • We round the point at Ke'e Beach where the road ends and head down the Na Pali coast. The only access to the coast is by boat or rigorous hiking. 5/8/10 7:59 AM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • Rugged coastline where the Na Pali plunge into the ocean 5/8/10 8:04 AM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
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  • There are lots of sea caves carved by the wave action 5/8/10 8:05 AM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
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  • Waterfalls plunge from the mountain tops 5/8/10 8:10 AM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • Looking upward into a waterfall as we enter a sea cave in the boat 5/8/10 8:10 AM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • The boat turns around in the cave and we start heading back out 5/8/10 8:11 AM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
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  • Deb is enjoying her birthday trip! 5/8/10 8:25 AM : Debra Zeleznik, Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • Kalalau Valley 5/8/10 8:26 AM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
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  • 5/8/10 8:32 AM : Debra Zeleznik, Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • Mary enjoys the scenery 5/8/10 8:32 AM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai, Mary Wilkowski
  • Kalalau Valley 5/8/10 8:35 AM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • You can see the immense scale by the 2 small people on the beach. The only access is by boat or two days of grueling hiking. 5/8/10 8:41 AM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • View of the beach where we will have lunch and snorkel 5/8/10 8:47 AM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
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  • We anchor off one of the beaches and spend an hour snorkeling the reef 5/8/10 9:16 AM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
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  • Dolphins accompany the boat as we turn around and head back to Hanalei 5/8/10 10:33 AM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
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  • The lobby bar of the St. Regis overlooking Hanalei Bay 5/8/10 6:50 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
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  • Mary, Deb, Maxine, and Dave for dinner at the Kauai Grille in the St. Regis 5/8/10 9:37 PM : David, Debra Zeleznik, Hawaii 2010, Kauai, Mary Wilkowski, Maxine
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  • Mother's Day means its time for the annual orchid fundraiser at the Kaua'i Museum in Lihue 5/9/10 12:45 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
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  • Max chooses a couple of orchids to have shipped back home 5/9/10 12:48 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai, Maxine
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  • After the orchid show, it's time to head over to Hamura's Saimin in Lihue, one of our favorite spots 5/9/10 1:17 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
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  • The 'aunties" ladle out the steaming saimin into bowls 5/9/10 1:27 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • Mmmm good! Wontons, pork, noodles, and other tasty goodness. No need for dinner tonight. 5/9/10 1:29 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • Dusk and sunset views of Hanalei Bay and Bali Hai 5/9/10 5:04 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
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  • Our old favorite sushi joint, Sushi & Blues in Hanalei, changed names to Bouchon and saw a steady decline over the last couple of years, so we were on the hunt for a replacement. We were happy to discover that Bushido had recently opened in Kapa'a. 5/10/10 8:33 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • Really great sushi by the owner-chef 5/10/10 8:54 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • 5/10/10 9:26 PM : Debra Zeleznik, Hawaii 2010, Kauai, Mary Wilkowski, Maxine
  • After another morning of golf, Max relaxed over lunch at the St. Regis 5/12/10 1:51 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • View from the St. Regis over Hanalei Bay 5/12/10 1:50 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • A gaggle of nene's (the Hawaiian state bird and very protected) outside of our lanai 5/13/10 9:45 AM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
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  • Mmmm.... Saw this display in the deli section of the grocery store. Musubi- grilled spam on rice, wrapped in nori. 5/13/10 3:08 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • Lunch at the Dolphin, on the road just before you enter Hanalei village 5/14/10 1:03 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
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  • The restaurant is alongside the Hanalei River, which is used by kayakers and paddle-boarders 5/14/10 1:23 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • The taro fields of Hanalei valley 5/14/10 2:20 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • View from one of the outlooks on the road into Hanalei from Princeville 5/14/10 2:35 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
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  • The Koloa Rum Co. is brand new since our last visit in 2009. They opened their tasting room at the Kilohana Plantation. 5/14/10 6:12 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • One of the rum stills 5/14/10 6:41 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
  • Driving back north on the Kapa'a Bypass late in the day, we encountered a beautiful sunset over the farmland and mountains 5/14/10 7:06 PM : Hawaii 2010, Kauai
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  • Our vacation was over and we connected back through Honolulu. Max had to catch an immediate flight to San Francisco for a conference. Dave had half a day to hang out with Deb and Mary before he had to grab his return flight. First stop was Bailey's Aloha Shirts on Kapahulu. First time there, it is definitely a trip back in time. 5/15/10 12:32 PM : Hawaii 2010, Oahu
  • Deb and Mary then took me to visit their friends Cha and Colleen. Colleen is the daughter of the late John Kelly and they live in the family house located in the Black Point neighborhood on the shore, which is very close to the Doris Duke estate and in the shadow of DiamondHead. 5/15/10 3:03 PM : Hawaii 2010, Oahu
  • View of Koko Head crater from Black Point 5/15/10 2:01 PM : Hawaii 2010, Oahu
  • The Black Point neighborhood has a private salt water pool that was carved out of the lava shelf and built by the Army during WWII. Mary and Cha entering the pool. 5/15/10 2:02 PM : Cha Smith, Hawaii 2010, Mary Wilkowski, Oahu
  • The pool is filled by the ocean waves crashing over the walls 5/15/10 2:04 PM : Cha Smith, Debra Zeleznik, Hawaii 2010, Mary Wilkowski, Oahu
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  • 5/15/10 2:30 PM : Cha Smith, Debra Zeleznik, Hawaii 2010, Mary Wilkowski, Oahu
  • Swim time is over, getting a few minutes to relax before taking Dave back to the airport to catch his flight home 5/15/10 2:39 PM : Cha Smith, Debra Zeleznik, Hawaii 2010, Mary Wilkowski, Oahu