Sunrise over Kauai as taken by Jane
Today our journeys take us to the island of Kauai with our first stop to the Waimea Canyon with views of the Napali Coast as seen by land.
Local resident - the Red Junglefoul
Jane and Pam at the overlook
Beautiful flower
Looking down at the Napali Coast
Spiral type fern
Pam, Jane and Cathy
Cathy
I was really trying to take a picture of the sailboat in the distance but my camera decided otherwise! Nice surprise in this beautiful unusual flower!
Pam and Jane
Pam
Jane waving
White-tailed Tropicbird
White-tailed Tropicbird
Next stop - Kauai Coffee Company
Red-crested Cardinal
Coffee beans
Cathy
Gorgeous plants and flowers
Cathy raking the coffee beans
Jane and Pam coffee tasting!
Next stop - Spouting Horn
The center white hole is where the water pushes up to form the Spouting Horn
Pam and Cathy
A beautiful golf course on our drive
Next stop - Tunnel of Trees
Various shots along our drive to the Luau
Lydgate Beach
Zebra Dove
For the evening we elected to attend the Smith Family Luau surrounded by lush gardens and ponds.
Beautiful peacock
The grounds
Learning about the Hawaiian cooking method called Kalua
Part of the Kalua tradition
Entertainment prior to our Luau feast
Mary and Jim
Cathy, Jane and Pam
Pam and Jane getting ready to "pig" out!!
Hula lessons
The Rhythm of Aloha Show included performances from Hawaii, Tahiti, Samoa, Philippines, New Zealand, China and Japan. Some of the various performances are shown below.
Parting night moon shot through the palms
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