Our second day on Kauai was fantastic! As we were leaving the B&B to attend church, I noticed the giant plant growing up the tree by our front door and had to take a picture. Where we come from, those are much smaller house plants!
Stake conference held in the Lihue Convention Center was a spiritually uplifting experience. I'm so glad we were able to attend. After lunch in our little kitchen, we headed to Koloa to explore! We discovered the remnants of an old sugar mill built over 170 years ago.
We saw some interesting vegetation including a huge banyan tree,
some sugarcane....
...and a monkey-pod tree with long meandering branches.
Original plantation buildings have been renovated and are now quaint shops and a history museum in Old Koloa Town. Some of the oldest buildings in Hawaii are located here.
We drove south to find the Makahu'ena Arch. Watching the ocean waves crash through the lava arch and rage against the lava cliffs was awe inspiring!
We also discovered a not-very-impressive light beacon,
interesting greenery growing among the rocks, a pathway along the tops of the cliffs which we followed to....
... a tiny cove filled with giant sea turtles.
On our walk back along the path we were surprised to see some prickly cactus among the beautiful flowers . Apparently, it was imported in the 1800s because it made a great natural cattle fence.
The secret path to and from the lava arch.
Next stop was the Spouting Horn, a popular tourist attraction.
In our quest for dinner, we discovered an orchid garden.
The first restaurant we found was much too nice (and expensive) for our hot and sweaty selves. We ended up eating at Brick Oven Pizza in Kalaheo near our B&B. The food was good but not as great as the previous night.
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I love Kauai, Maui and Oahu--give me any of Hawaii!
Looks like another fun vacation! Here we are still getting snow :(
I loved your pictures of spring as well.
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