Drove to the end of the road today. Literally. On the North Shore of Kauai, the road ends…Kauai is the only Hawaiian island that you cannot circumnavigate in a car. The road is a big horseshoe. So I went to the end of the (north) road at Ha’ena State Park. You drive until the Pacific tells you to stop. It was lovely to see the … Continue reading Limahuli Garden and the North Shore

We’d planned to go to Waimea Canyon yesterday, which is called the Grand Canyon of the Pacific, but there was a very rare day of drizzle and high fog here, so the Canyon was socked in. Instead we drove around to the west side of the island and walked on the beaches there. Still no slouch of a day! The picture on the right shows … Continue reading A Day of Rain

Kauai, Hawaii—Happy New Year, all. My second day in Hawaii, on Kauai. Day One did not disappoint! Of course, the weather was beautiful. I was thinking it would be humid here, but it’s not. Tammie is off-island for a few days, so I’m wandering around just getting a feel for where things are. Getting used to the sound of the swaying palms, the birds, the … Continue reading A New State in the New Year