We took some amazing drives to all ends of the island, including some hiking, although this was minimal due to the lack of any sort of baby back-pack, and 3 other children in tow. But we made the best of it, and enjoyed some beautiful sights!
One of our favorites was Waimea Canyon. The colors in this canyon were unbelievable. We were lucky to have seen the canyon at all, as we were told that often times, it is hidden behind clouds.
Funny story; as we were taking our pictures, seen here, Maddie was in her stroller nearby with Grandpa Dale. We finish taking pictures and look over in her direction, and there are 5-6 Japanese tourists surrounding her stroller. They are smiling and waving to her, as she is politely responding with smiles and waves. They are making several gestures to each other about her cute little hairstyle. The next thing we see, is one of the women kneeling beside her, putting up a "peace" sign with her fingers, and getting her picture taken with Maddie! Ha! It was too funny! Dale felt quite proud of his internationally famous granddaughter! :)
(Yes, he is proud to be awesome. Yes, he is awesome. And, yes, I did buy him this awesome shirt.
We took a little nature hike during lunch that the visitor center told us would be easy for children. Well, it was more than easy. It was only 700 ft long! :) We made the best of it and enjoyed the nature along the way
We drove a bit further, to a destination that was supposed to be the grandest on all the island. We were going to be looking over the Napali coastline, out into the Pacific Ocean, seeing as far as the eye could see. Unfortunately for us, the clouds took over, and we couldn't see a thing. Only white. This picture looks fake, but I kid you not. There is a steep, steep, steep cliff on the other side of Seth and Brant and it took your breath away as you tried to peer over the edge!
It was still a fun trail. The rain showers have eaten away the trail and molded it into this beautiful landscape. We hiked about 1/2 a mile down the trail, even though it went for 9 miles total. There just wasn't anything to see!
Hiking within the clouds!
Another fun destination we made it to was called, "Spouting Horn." This was only a few miles away from our condo on Poipu Beach. This is similar to Old Faithful at Yellowstone, only in the ocean! The waves come up underneath the rock, and spout up and out through a hole in the rock. Pretty cool!
We also made it to one of Kauai's waterfalls. We didn't get any closer than this, but it was still pretty to see. They have been in a bit of a drought, so the waterfalls have not been "up to par", as far as hawaiian waterfalls go.
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