Beautiful Kauai

While we were in Kauai we did a few fun things, saw a few sites and drove from one end of the island to the other. The first day out we went on  a boat ride to the Fern Grotto which is a very beautiful place and where a lot of people come to get married or renew vows. On the boat ride back there were hula dancers and some singers. Payton thought it was great fun and one of the dancers told her she did a great job.

The next day we went and rode the train at Kauai Plantation Railway . We toured the ground where many different fruits and veggies are grown such as Pineapples, avocados, and star fruit. They also had animals and we got off to feed some of them. My dad,Kevin and Payton fed a persistent goat but there were also pigs you could feed.

Pineapples

 Before we stopped to look at a few beautiful waterfalls.

  Wednesday we went to see the lighthouse on the north end of the island . This the view we saw since we were there earlier then it opened. We did get to see some beautiful rainbows as we continued to the beach.

Can you see the rainbow - it is on the left side .

Waimea Canyon is also known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific. It is very beautiful to look at and reminds me of when I went to the real Grand Canyon. It would have been fun to hike into the canyon to see it closer up but it was still amazing. We also enjoyed some view points of the Na Pali coast and the city below. I think the highlight was getting to see some Nene’s close up – we are all believers – they do exist!

View of the Na Pali coast

Waimea city

Our last night we went to  see Spouting Horn where water rushes under a lava shelf and bursts through a small opening at the surface. It can get pretty high, Payton loved it and thought it was great to see the water spraying. She really didn’t want to take pictures with us. Below is a picture of me , Logan and Payton in front of the Spouting Horn – it was a pretty big spray. ( on a side note I love the Lillebaby Nordic carrier – I wore it a lot on this trip and it was so comfy. Logan loved it too, He often took a nap in it.)