Thursday, 21 September 2017
Today we had a rental car reserved to see the sights of Kauai.
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| Domestic chickens have taken over the island of Kauai. In 1992, Hurricane Iniki devastated Kauai and scattered domestic chickens all over the island. They have since become ubiquitous. These were photographed in a parking lot in the Waimea Canyon. |
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| Waimea Canyon is sometimes called the “Grand Canyon of the Pacific” - with good reason. It is almost 4,000 feet deep, but is far newer than the Grand Canyon in Arizona. |
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| Another view of Waimea Canyon. |
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| The canyon ends at the Pacific Ocean on the north shore of Kauai -- the Na Pali coast. |
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| We returned to Nawiliwili Harbor, and wished we had time to hike out to the lighthouse and beach on this side of the island. |
We accomplished our goal of seeing our 50th state, but a family emergency cut short our cruise by two nights, and our Hawaiian trip by ten days. Who knew you could fly direct from Lihue (population 6455 according to Wikipedia) on Kauai to the mainland and be in Atlanta in less than 12 hours? Even with same-day tickets, it cost less to fly to Atlanta than to fly from Atlanta to Roanoke. Makes no sense to me!
We’ll be returning to Hawaii next year to finish our travels in the 50th state!
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