Aloha! I went on vacation to BEAUTIFUL Hawaii! We stayed in Princeville, on the island of Kauai from Sunday-Thursday. Hawaii is GORGEOUS!! But very hot! And there is no air conditioning, not even in our resort! Walmart is considered a tourist attraction. They have air conditioning, but no bags! You have to bring your own! Unreal! Our resort was the Wyndham Bali Hai, and it was gorgeous! Two bedrooms, two bathrooms, washer/dryer, jacuzzi, dishwasher, and two patios! We were right near the pool, which was also gorgeous!
Our Resort:
The first day we were tired(we had come from California where we had had an overnight) but we did a lot of sitting around, me in Lihue(Kauai's airport) because I got on a flight before my family, and they did a lot of time sitting in California. The resort was an hour from the airport, and you have to drive S-L-O-W in Hawaii, the speed limits are ridiculously slow! So we only ventured out in the evening, where we learned the only thing open til a decent hour was the grocery store! Everything else closed by 8! Interesting.
Second day, we went exploring. We discovered the feral chickens and roosters all over the island. We also found a random beach with high surf, Wailua Falls, Where Fantasy Island was filmed, and Opaekaa Falls, where Gilligans Island was filmed. The areas were really pretty! In the afternoon/evening we went to the Smith Family Garden Luau, where we took a boat over to Fern Grove, which was really pretty! And we got to walk the gorgeous gardens filled with flamingos! Then we had a real luau dinner and show, which was great!
Random Beach, Wailua Falls, Opaekaa Falls, Fern Grove, Smith Family Luau
Third day we went to the Kauai Coffee Plantation, which was kind of cool to see. They even gave out free cups of coffee, many different flavors. Too bad I don't like coffee! My family said they had the best malasadas there, too. Then we went to see Spouting Horn, which is really cool, the ocean hits up against lava tubes and "spouts" like Old Faithful! After Spouting Horn, we went to one of the Botanical Gardens on Kauai, which was gorgeous! We also found Glass Beach, but that was a disappointment, as the pieces of glass were so tiny! After that, we went on a sunset cruise on a catamaran. Saw the Napali Coast, which is amazing and gorgeous, a beautiful sunset, and even some breaching humpback whales!
Kauai Coffee Plantation, Spouting Horn, Botanical Garden, Napali Coast, Sunset, Whales
Day 4 we were up bright and early for an airplane ride around the island! We got to see the entire island, and it was beautiful! In the afternoon we just relaxed and took it easy, as we were leaving early for Ohau. I did get some nice pics of the resort and pool though!
Kauai From the Sky, Resort and Pool
Day 5 we bid adieu to Kauai, and hopped a flight to Ohau where we spent the day at Pearl Harbor-USS Missouri, and USS Arizona Memorial. I liked them both, it was really cool to be on the Missouri, and sad to be at the Arizona Memorial. However, I was annoyed by the group of late teen-early twenty somethings who thought it was appropriate to make duck faces and smile and pose for pictures. It was a sad place, a place where people lost their lives 72 years ago, and here were these children being disrespectful. There is still oil leaking from the Arizona, which rests beneath the surface under the Memorial. So incredible that it is still there! After Pearl Harbor, we went to the Bishop Museum, which was a great museum, featuring a working volcano three stories high! Amongst other cool things. After the Bishop Museum, we closed the day at Waikiki Beach, which was busy and fun! After Waikiki we hopped a red eye to California!
Day 6 and 7 we spent in California, visiting our relatives. We were in the San Francisco area. It was really nice to see them, but too quick a visit! I did take pics of the marina, though.
San Francisco Marina
The first day we were tired(we had come from California where we had had an overnight) but we did a lot of sitting around, me in Lihue(Kauai's airport) because I got on a flight before my family, and they did a lot of time sitting in California. The resort was an hour from the airport, and you have to drive S-L-O-W in Hawaii, the speed limits are ridiculously slow! So we only ventured out in the evening, where we learned the only thing open til a decent hour was the grocery store! Everything else closed by 8! Interesting.
Second day, we went exploring. We discovered the feral chickens and roosters all over the island. We also found a random beach with high surf, Wailua Falls, Where Fantasy Island was filmed, and Opaekaa Falls, where Gilligans Island was filmed. The areas were really pretty! In the afternoon/evening we went to the Smith Family Garden Luau, where we took a boat over to Fern Grove, which was really pretty! And we got to walk the gorgeous gardens filled with flamingos! Then we had a real luau dinner and show, which was great!
Random Beach, Wailua Falls, Opaekaa Falls, Fern Grove, Smith Family Luau
Third day we went to the Kauai Coffee Plantation, which was kind of cool to see. They even gave out free cups of coffee, many different flavors. Too bad I don't like coffee! My family said they had the best malasadas there, too. Then we went to see Spouting Horn, which is really cool, the ocean hits up against lava tubes and "spouts" like Old Faithful! After Spouting Horn, we went to one of the Botanical Gardens on Kauai, which was gorgeous! We also found Glass Beach, but that was a disappointment, as the pieces of glass were so tiny! After that, we went on a sunset cruise on a catamaran. Saw the Napali Coast, which is amazing and gorgeous, a beautiful sunset, and even some breaching humpback whales!
Kauai Coffee Plantation, Spouting Horn, Botanical Garden, Napali Coast, Sunset, Whales
Day 4 we were up bright and early for an airplane ride around the island! We got to see the entire island, and it was beautiful! In the afternoon we just relaxed and took it easy, as we were leaving early for Ohau. I did get some nice pics of the resort and pool though!
Kauai From the Sky, Resort and Pool
Day 5 we bid adieu to Kauai, and hopped a flight to Ohau where we spent the day at Pearl Harbor-USS Missouri, and USS Arizona Memorial. I liked them both, it was really cool to be on the Missouri, and sad to be at the Arizona Memorial. However, I was annoyed by the group of late teen-early twenty somethings who thought it was appropriate to make duck faces and smile and pose for pictures. It was a sad place, a place where people lost their lives 72 years ago, and here were these children being disrespectful. There is still oil leaking from the Arizona, which rests beneath the surface under the Memorial. So incredible that it is still there! After Pearl Harbor, we went to the Bishop Museum, which was a great museum, featuring a working volcano three stories high! Amongst other cool things. After the Bishop Museum, we closed the day at Waikiki Beach, which was busy and fun! After Waikiki we hopped a red eye to California!
Day 6 and 7 we spent in California, visiting our relatives. We were in the San Francisco area. It was really nice to see them, but too quick a visit! I did take pics of the marina, though.
San Francisco Marina
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