We got an early start the next day. We drove up to Waimea Canyon Lookout with hopes of seeing beautiful views and going on a short hike.
But unfortunately we only saw clouds. We went up pretty high on the mountain and the temperature dropped to the 50s. Brrrrr!!! There was a huge storm system moving over the state that day. They actually closed school and the college on three islands in anticipation of 60mph wind, thinking that the power would go out. It just rained on and off all day. Too wet for a hike.
When driving down from the canyon view it cleared up for a little bit. We were happy to see some views and get a few pictures. Every time the weather made a turn for the better Meredith would say "Hey guys, it looks like it's clearing up!". Then it would literally start raining 5 minutes later. We banned her from saying it after the 4th time. Make sure you click on the picture above, you will be able to see the background much better, please note how low the clouds are.
Made a stop at a beach where it is good to snorkel, but no one wanted to change into a swim suit. I mean...do you see the palm trees in the background??? You can tell the wind picked up!
Of course it started to down pour while we were at the beach and get windy (please note that 60mph winds are just short of hurricane strength). We stood under the picnic awning with the chickens. Side note: We have seen chickens on Oahu, but there are 10 times more chickens running around the entire island of Kaua'i. I've jokingly heard the rooster is the state bird of Hawaii!
I don't know the name of this waterfall, but it was pretty impressive. The water in the pool below is brown because of all the rain I've already mentioned, but all the rain also made the waterfall nice and full. Lauren kept looking for a barrel to ride down the falls in. Fortunately we talked her out of it. I actually took a video of the waterfall. I'll try and post that a later date. I haven't ventured into posting video yet, but look out it's coming soon!
A picture of me and the waterfall. You can see how close we were to it.
Even though I was cold from the weather, I decided I needed some Hawaiian shaved ice. I had strawberry and grape! The perfect afternoon treat before nap time.
We met back up later that night and had cocktails at a beautiful hotel on the beach, the Grand Hyatt. I'm not sure why Lauren didn't book our rooms here...maybe it had something to do with the "Grand" part of the hotel. We played pool, listened to some jazz, and did a little people watching.
Even though the weather was not optimal, it was a nice day. And we have already started a list of what we want to do on our next trip to Kaua'i. Day 3 coming soon!
We got an early start the next day. We drove up to Waimea Canyon Lookout with hopes of seeing beautiful views and going on a short hike.
But unfortunately we only saw clouds. We went up pretty high on the mountain and the temperature dropped to the 50s. Brrrrr!!! There was a huge storm system moving over the state that day. They actually closed school and the college on three islands in anticipation of 60mph wind, thinking that the power would go out. It just rained on and off all day. Too wet for a hike.
When driving down from the canyon view it cleared up for a little bit. We were happy to see some views and get a few pictures. Every time the weather made a turn for the better Meredith would say "Hey guys, it looks like it's clearing up!". Then it would literally start raining 5 minutes later. We banned her from saying it after the 4th time. Make sure you click on the picture above, you will be able to see the background much better, please note how low the clouds are.
Made a stop at a beach where it is good to snorkel, but no one wanted to change into a swim suit. I mean...do you see the palm trees in the background??? You can tell the wind picked up!
Of course it started to down pour while we were at the beach and get windy (please note that 60mph winds are just short of hurricane strength). We stood under the picnic awning with the chickens. Side note: We have seen chickens on Oahu, but there are 10 times more chickens running around the entire island of Kaua'i. I've jokingly heard the rooster is the state bird of Hawaii!
I don't know the name of this waterfall, but it was pretty impressive. The water in the pool below is brown because of all the rain I've already mentioned, but all the rain also made the waterfall nice and full. Lauren kept looking for a barrel to ride down the falls in. Fortunately we talked her out of it. I actually took a video of the waterfall. I'll try and post that a later date. I haven't ventured into posting video yet, but look out it's coming soon!
A picture of me and the waterfall. You can see how close we were to it.
Even though I was cold from the weather, I decided I needed some Hawaiian shaved ice. I had strawberry and grape! The perfect afternoon treat before nap time.
We met back up later that night and had cocktails at a beautiful hotel on the beach, the Grand Hyatt. I'm not sure why Lauren didn't book our rooms here...maybe it had something to do with the "Grand" part of the hotel. We played pool, listened to some jazz, and did a little people watching.
Even though the weather was not optimal, it was a nice day. And we have already started a list of what we want to do on our next trip to Kaua'i. Day 3 coming soon!
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