More good times in Kauai

This is the view of Waimea Canyon, the "Grand Canyon of the Pacific." Can you tell we were regretting that we forgot our windbreakers? It's 3,500 feet above sea level here.











If you've seen a Kauai wall calendar, you've seen this view of the Na Pali coast from the Kalalau Lookout.













We saw no one else along the poorly maintained Honopu Trail, but saw and heard helicopters all day. We almost got lost for a bit there. We could have used some additional clothing too.











The view of the Na Pali Coast from the end of the Honopu Trail, a 3,000 foot drop to the Honopu Beach below:














Yesterday, we took a boating trip that was supposed to go around the Na Pali Coast. Unfortuantely, the ocean was too rough, but the captain had a great time putting the sails up in the catamaran and sailing us almost to Ni'ihau, the forbidden island. We saw plenty of humpback whales, bottlenosed dolphins, spinner dolphins, sea turtles and seasick passengers (Thankfully, I took Dramamine).














Today we went Kayaking on the Wailua River:














And hiked about a mile up (those leaves are really almost as big as Robert)...














...to the Secret Falls.