Saturday, April 19, 2014

Kauai

My husband and I went to Kauai, Hawaii for our 15th Wedding Anniversary.  We stayed at the St. Regis in Princeville.



Ate amazing omelets in the mornings  as we looked over the ocean and the morning Rainbows....


Hiked Waimea Canyon....


Played at Ke'e Beach...



We visited the lighthouse on the north side




                       The Na Pali coast from our helicopter ride with Sunshine helicopters......  You have to hike 11 miles to get to that beach.  You also have to have a permit to do this hike past the 2nd mile.  You must get a camping permit as well because this is a full day hike to get there.  Pretty cool eh?!


Na Pali Coast from helicopter



Na Pali Coast... in case you are wondering.... Pali means cliff.  Na make it plural....so....Na Pali -   The cliffs!



So pretty


Coast line Kauai




Roosters run wild all over Kauai like squirrels do here.  It's so cool.





Monk Seals are protected here.  So if they decide to come chill on your beach.... they put a roped off area around them so nobody will bother them.  One of the locals told me that the seals take a long time to digest food.  This makes them lethargic and that 's why they will lay on the beach for a long time.  If people bother them and scare them into the water, they move very slowly which make them very good prey for the sharks. =(  This guy was on Ke'e Beach when we got there. I used my long lens to get this shot. 






The Monk Seal






Tree in Princeville, Kauai




This is what it really looks like



Ke'e Beach



Na Pali Coast from Ke'e Beach 




Underwater shot =)




Underwater


Ke'e Beach


See how clear it is!




Went kayaking.  Thank you to my hubby.  He got us out of the ocean and into the river. =)



 Pool and Ocean from our room




Jeff on edge of hike in canyon






Waves





Rooster on our morning hike





Our hotel - St. Regis




Our Beach



Walking to our room - outdoors.  it is so pretty



Venture off your resort to this restaurant!  Verde.  It is so yummy!!!
 Breakfast views



Inside St. Regis







Lighthouse






Our helicopter ride!  There's a view of us from inside camera.


My prince =)




Climbing up!!!


Sunbathing seal


These trees are so cool - Ke'e Beach - and more roosters


A white horse for our daughter Bailey!





Coming back into Newark, NJ.  Hello Green Lady!!!!!!!!!