Kaua'i March 2008

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Thu - Afternoon Drive

After the beach we had lunch at the house and took a trip west towards the town of Hanalei. We stopped in town for some shopping and to get a shave-ice for Alexa, and coffees for Dad and Jill. Then we continued west to the end of the road, where we visited some caves and some new-to-us beaches.

c080327-122836 — sign for the Hanalei Valley lookup, near Princeville

pano080327-02 — panorama of the Hanalei Valley view from the lookout

k080327-123010 — one lane bridge at the bottom of the hill entering the Hanalei Valley

k080327-122114 — Kellie's shot of the tall, sparse pine trees all over the island

k080327-123638 — white flowers in Hanalei

k080327-124704 — surfing angel in one of the shops

k080327-125858 — Kellie found a store full of yarn and other knitting supplies

k080327-131108 — Zebra Dove, Geopelia striata, also known as Barred Ground Dove. We saw a lot of these on this trip.

k080327-131210 — Alexa shows off her blue tongue from the shave-ice

k080327-131834 — Dan with Alexa

k080327-132942 — Princeville resort is built on the lava cliffs overlooking Hanalei bay

pano080327-03 — panorama of the Maniniholo Dry Cave

k080327-135048 — Kellie's shot inside the dry cave

k080327-135106 — Kellie's second shot inside the dry cave

c080327-135818 — inside the dry cave looking out into the daylight

c080327-135936 — detail in the back of the cave

c080327-140054 — one side of the cave, with the lens flare deliberately left in to help set the mood

k080327-135308 — plants on the wall outside the dry cave

k080327-135348 — pile of old coconut shells near the cave

k080327-135508 — some locals selling green coconuts as drinks near the dry cave

k080327-141302 — beach view at the campground across the street from teh dry cave

c080327-142544 — vines growing up the mountain

k080327-143518 — Kellie took this shot of the leaves overhead

c080327-143812 — the cliff above while walking toward the wet cave

c080327-143516 — if you haven't noticed yet, there are a LOT of wild chickens on Kaua'i. this is a hen with some chicks near the Waikanaloa Wet Cave

c080327-143524 — more chicks

c080327-143531 — hen and chicks again

k080327-143742 — warning signs at Waikanaloa Wet Cave

k080327-143822 — Kellie's shot of Waikanaloa Wet Cave

c080327-144338 — Waikanaloa Wet Cave with no people

c080327-144502 — back inside the wet cave

c080327-144232 — I didn't realize Mom and Dad were posing for me.

c080327-144302 — Mom and Dad in the Waikanaloa Wet Cave

k080327-144230 — Kellie's pic of vines/roots hanging down next to the wet cave

c080327-144416 — my shot of the vines/roots hanging down next to the wet cave

c080327-144836 — White Egret? some sort of common water bird near the wet cave

c080327-145440 — rocks at Ke'e beach

c080327-145541 — rooster at Ke'e beach

c080327-145643 — best of my blurry shots of the chicks in the woods near Ke'e beach

c080327-145816 — cliffs above Ke'e beach

c080327-145826 — I love how the greenery has taken over all the lava cliffs here