Kaua'i March 2008 - Sunday - Around the North Shore

African Tulip tree blooms

Tulip tree detail

close up of Tulip tree blooms

even closer Tulip tree blooms

floor of the valley under the highway bridge

Kalihiwai river valley

red flowers below the bridge

part of the creek between the unnamed twin falls

upper part of Unnamed Twin Falls, this view is from across the street, so you can see the roadsign in the lower part of the picture

upper Unnamed Twin Falls, as seen from the roadside

another part of the creek leading down to the lower falls, which is only barely visible from the road. the lower falls drops from the road level down into the valley

detail of the middle of the upper falls

handheld shot of part of the creek between the falls

Kalihiwai falls as seen from the bridge. I didn't carry the Sigma down the highway with me, so I took a wide shot instead

Red-crested Cardinal, aka Brazilian cardinal, or Paroaria coronata

Nenes, or Hawaiian Geese. this is the Hawaiian state bird. we found this flock in the Taro fields below Princeville

this Nene was limping across the side road

view of the mountains over the Taro fields

wild morning glory on the roadside

Kellie liked the roots on these trees

more strange tree roots

panorama of Kalihiwai bay and beach

panorama of Kalihiwai bay showing more water

Kalihiwai bay, just east of the house where we were staying

two surfers coming back into the bay

the bay is well protected by the reef, the surfers had a long paddle back from the breaking waves

Kellie's Kalihiwai bay

Kellie's Kalihiwai bay 2

Charles taking pics

panorama looking out from the beach in Kalihiwai bay. the surfers on the right side were seen in the other pics

Kilauea lighthouse and bird sanctuary

panorama of the lighthouse and cove behind

Red-footed booby resting in the trees

bird colony on the point behind the lighthouse

Kilauea lighthouse

lighthouse with rocky shore below

detail of the reef down in the cove

detail of the cliffs below the lighthouse

one of the better in-flight shots that I tried to get by tracking the birds with the Sigma lens

second good flying-booby shot

the third flying booby shot. I took a few dozen pics to get three decent ones

we saw this farm between Kilauea and the lighthouse. normal looking farm, except for the Hawaiian scenery all around it

farm with the beaches beyond

another mountain view

a yard in Kilauea where they were growing amaryllis in beds

looking back toward the lighthouse from the other side of Kalihiwai bay

'Anini beach with the reef clearly visible in the noon light

more detail of the reef around 'Anini beach. this is where I was snorkeling on Friday

east end of the beach turns into a garden of lava rocks

pretty wildflower that had a fruit that looked kind of like an immature green bell pepper

nice shot of a red hibiscus on the 'Anini beach road

backlit hibiscus gives it the red glow

closeup of pink hibiscus in the yard

Zebra dove nestled on a handrail

view out of the Bar and Grill where we ate lunch

Kellie at lunch

Charles at lunch