Kaua’i Day 1

We arrived at Nawiliwili Harbour on Kaua’i to be greeted by spectacular scenery. Claire has again said that she will never cruise without a balcony.

We had 2 days on Kaua’i but hadn’t booked any excursions so we decide to explore on our own the first day. At most ports there were free shuttles to the various shopping centres, however these tended to be away from any other areas of interest. Someone told us that the free shuttle to Kmart connected with the local bus service so we headed off there. We were going to catch a bus to Kapa’a to see if we could take a boat up the Wailua River to the Fern Grotto. When the bus arrived we found that it travelled a lot further than Kapa’a. We ended up at Hanalei on the north coast of the island. A beautiful spot with a backdrop of mountains and a lovely beach.

We had been told that the most spectacular part of the island is the Na Pali coast. The only way to see it is by boat or helicopter. We found a couple of places in Hanalei Bay that offered trips to the coast, but they weren’t operating or we had missed the last boat.

We decided to head back to Kapa’a to see if we could catch the river cruise. Again our timing was out but we bought some sandwiches and found a lovely secluded beach with the most amazing piece of driftwood.

Claire got plenty of exercise running backwards and forwards setting up the camera for this shot.