Kauai – Day 4

February 23, 2005|Richard Nikoley||

It goes without saying that we’re having a wonderful time. Today is helicopter tour day: Waimea Canyon, Na Pali Coast and whatever else they have in store for us. Pics tomorrow.

In the meantime, let’s get to yesterday’s pics. Thanks for all the kind comments and emails, and to answer the questions, yes, there are dozens more photos. Once I get back on Saturday, I’ll throw most of them up on Club Photo and announce it here.

Six pics for you today. The first is one of the four Macaws perched in the atrium of the Hyatt Regency Kauai.

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Next, we have the view out of the Hyatt’s open air atrium. This is an exclusive place. 2005’s published rates for rooms are from $455 – $785 per night. Suites start at $1,300 per night, and the presidential will set you back $4,400 (yes, per night).

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Here we have an attempt at an artsy fartsy pic. It’s using the flash, looking out through the ferns at the Fern Grotto.

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Below is looking up from the grotto. I went back a few minutes later to take another, but the effect of the sun reflecting through the spray of the water was gone.

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Here’s another looking up from the grotto.

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I’m told this plant is called "red ginger".

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6 Comments

  1. Daneris on February 23, 2005 at 15:34

    Wow what an incredible place. And that parrot is simply beauitful. Lucky you!



  2. Darrell Eson on February 23, 2005 at 15:41

    I wanted to let you know that I had been to Kauai the second week of Feb. 1980, just released from the Navy. I was stationed at Pearl Harbor for 4 years prior. Knowing that it has been 25 years since, it sure looks just the same.

    I took the hicking trail that follows the north part of the island which leads to the beach that the recent King Kong movie was filmed at (filmed prior to me being there). I don't know if you hiked it or not, but it took me all day to get there. Spent the night on the beach and hiked back the next day. It was fun and beautiful.



  3. hurricane bob on February 23, 2005 at 17:11

    Please go to Major's Beach at Barking Sands Missle Range. You won't be disappointed.



  4. quasii on February 24, 2005 at 02:04

    Very vivid greens well done!



  5. dom on February 23, 2005 at 18:35

    Wow ! what a Beautiful place , lovely pictures ! lucky you !



  6. Abby on February 24, 2005 at 00:22

    Okay, I'm officially jealous. That's beautiful scenery.