After a five hour flight from Los Angeles, the Garden Island of Kauai...
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Kauai is the oldest of the five major Hawaiian islands. Note the 'Grand...
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This 6.6 earthquake hit early in our very first morning on Kauai. It...
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This island is one of the rainiest places on earth, but we had very...
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Colorful masks for sale.
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Colorful kayaks for sale, too.
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And colorful mailboxes reminding us that Kauai is a great place for surfing.
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Rugged rocks on the western side of the island. The beautiful scenery...
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A class in snorkeling, but notice how rough the water is? October may...
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The water might be rough, but the sunning is still great. Hope this lady used...
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Chickens were everywhere. So many were running loose, we wondered who owned...
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Twenty years ago, a hurricane struck here, and lots of chickens were suddenly...
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A pleasant garden view at one of the island's most popular outdoor...
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All around the island, we noticed this clever campaign to get...
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What's this man doing here amid the palm trees? Actually, he's...
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Another Native American participating in the pow- wow.
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Twenty of them participated in a native dance contest. Unfortunately, it had...
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One of the very colorful dancers.
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There were many artifacts for sale, including this pendant made in...
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It didn't take long for the earthquake t-shirts to appear!
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A pretty beach on the northeast side, but it was too rough that day for us to...
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From the Princeville Resort on the northeastern tip of Kauai, we could...
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A banded dove dropped in to check us out.
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The much-photographed Kalauea Lighthouse on the east coast attracts lots of...
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The famous Waimea Canyon, also known as the Grand Canyon of the...
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A reminder that they get a lot of rain here ... more than 400 inches...
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There's a lot more to Kauai than meets the eye. This is the oldest of the...
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We passed on by the Canyon, and at the very end of the road there's this...
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Several five star hotels including the Grand Hyatt boast some spectacular...
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A feeding swan caused this colorful confusion by dropping food from...
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The next day we sailed up the west coast on the Blue Dolphin. We brought our...
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We saw a number of dolphins close-up, perhaps as many as 30 in this pod.
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Our skipper said that they'd seen a pod of more than 150 dolphins the day...
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We turned the corner of the island, and there were the famous Na Pali cliffs.
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Each of these canyons has a name, and a legend. Only a few years ago,...
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Two more mai tais equalled two happy people. No, we didn't get to go...
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This land of paradise can't escape occasional traffic jams, especially...
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The famous, often photographed Wailua Falls. Unfortunately, the park rangers...
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As you see, we conducted an extensive survey on mai tais during our...
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No swimming at the beach near our hotel today, and probably tomorrow, too....
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A pleasant waterfall scene. It was nice to take a dip after a busy day...
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Well, some of us can pose and get away with it. Some can't. I was...
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The sunsets every night from our deck were a definite hit. So how did...
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