Past the outer islands...
Around the breakwater...
Another skinny panoramic...
The port looks so tiny with these mountains as a backdrop.
This looked like a veil covering the mountain...
Aloha, Kauai!
Today we were taking a tour to the Waimea Canyon. Margaret and Mike had opted for an 8 hour tour that would take them to Fern Grotto and a bunch of other sites. Having done most of those on our last trip, we opted for a more leisurely 4 hours. A beautiful golf course...
So clean...
Our route for the day with a detour down to Spouting Horn Park...
There were lots of buses, but I was more interested in these beautiful azaleas...
Not too crowded considering how many buses were there...
That's cool! The waves are forced under the lava shelf and up through an opening. Depending on the tide, the water can spout up to 50 feet!
I might have taken a few (wink!) photos...
Our transportation for the day...there were 8 of us so it was very comfortable and our lady guide was excellent.
Past another golf course...(or it might have been the same one!)
And a stop at a lookout...
Waimea Canyon is called the Grand Canyon of the Pacific...
It's about 3000 feet deep...that's a deep canyon!
Back in the bus as we headed to a more scenic part of the canyon. We went past this Zen temple, a place for those to escape the busyness of life and learn more of the teachings of Buddha.
Beautiful farmland as we started uphill...
This yellow tree was stunning, not done any justice by this photo.
Climbing higher...
A girl hiking up. Go, girl! This red soil reminded me of PEI. Waimea is Hawaiian for "reddish water."
Getting there...
Our driver was very good and appreciated how hard it is to drive the big buses on these hilly, windy roads.
At the official lookout...
Chickens!
Oh my...look at that view and look at the colours. Spectacular!
So this crazy guy is standing on the very edge and decided to sit down and scoot further.
I think he gave himself quite a scare, because all of a sudden he was scooting backwards as fast as he could. Seriously, there was nothing to stop him from falling. Our guide just shook her head. He dusted off his hands like it was nothing, but I bet his heart was pounding. His girlfriend just kept talking on her phone...
Our guide asked who had been to the Grand Canyon and which we liked better. They are both pretty dramatic.
The canyon is 10 miles long and about 3000 feet deep.
A lovely, relaxing day...
The photos never do it justice...
Oh course, I took a million photos, which all looked alike!
Erosion...another reason why that guy was particularly lucky not to start an avalanche and disappear.
Nature is...grand!
The many faces of the canyon...
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, I mean...parking lot...
A family! Come on...that's cute!
Heading back down as our guide told us how they reacted when there was a recent false missile alert. They were really scared and, until the second message 38 minutes later saying it was a false alarm, they were pretty much in panic mode calling family and friends.
Beautiful farm land...one of their biggest crops is seed corn, which is exported to mainland United States.
The neat architecture of the Lihue Civic Center...
The museum...
And the county building which dates back to the early 1900s...
Our tour was over and it was time to leave Kauai. The tugboat escorting us out of port...
Great work if you can get it!
Picture several hundred people on their balconies watching you as they sail away. What do you do? Mug for the cameras!
A plane arriving...
A wooden sailing ship...
Awww...people on shore waving.
This guy...not so much!
Sailing out past the golf course. These people are brave. Maybe those waves aren't as close as they appeared.
Wow...now that's a club house! It also includes what looks like condos...
Beautiful backdrop for a golf course...
The tugboat was finished its official duty of escorting us and began pulling 360s...
Whee!
Past the lighthouse...
And out to sea...
Tomorrow we'll be in our last Hawaiian port...Lahaina on Maui.
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