Kauai, Part I: An Island of Greens, Blues, and Sugar Cane Tubes
The snowstorms in the East and the freezing lakes in Wisconsin, make me long for the beach days we found on Kauai.
In July 2013, we took a trip back to Hawaii. Instead of going to Maui, such as we did in 2009, we went to Kauai. One of the reasons for this was that we were going in the summer, instead of over the winter months of December and January.
Kauai is just as pretty as Maui but it has a different vibe. Its nickname is The Garden Isle and when you are there, you quickly realize why. There is a lush interior rainforest (insert jungle if you like). And, the resort we stayed at (a Marriott) had verdant vegetation throughout, the greens were impossibly green!
Among the places we visited were Waimea Canyon, Hannalei, and Kee Beach for snorkeling. We also went tubing in some old sugarcane plantation ditches. It was a memorable vacation for the scenery as well as the activities.
