There are all sorts of little critters around here. From the feral chickens who wander everywhere around the island to the little gecko/lizard buddies that hang ouside our door or flap their colorful double chin at us from the trees. It’s not a critter, but I have to add that we saw the most interesting palm tree today, although technically it’s not a palm tree at all! It’s a tree called a Ravenala and the leaves fan out in a circular shape.. You can’t see the base because of the shrub in front of it, but the base of the leaves (but above the trunk) reminds me of a braid. And those two spiky things on it are the flowers supposedly! It’s a very cool tree!
We tried to stop by the lighthouse today but it is closed on Mondays. We did get a good view of it from a lookout spot. There were a lot of people there at the overlook, and I heard some of them talking about seeing whales, but I never saw any. As we were heading back to the main road we came upon a cool tiny church that looked like it was made from lava rock.
The beach is beautiful as well, we made a quick stop at one on our way to the Helicopter flight. Maybe next time we’ll have our swimsuits on and can frolic in the surf!
All in all I have found Kauai to be a most beautiful place! I told Craig it makes me think of the Garden of Eden. One thing we read on a sign at the Mini Golf Botanical Garden mentioned that in the early days of Hawaii before humans came there were no predators so plants didn’t have thorns or poisons. Maybe it really was the Garden of Eden! 😊
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| Our front door buddies |
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| Little gecko/lizard guy |
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| Now he's flapping his double chin at us! |
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| Lava Rock Church. This picture is an example of why pictures are never as good as the actual view! I didn't realize those power lines were there in person as I just was focusing on the church. |
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| The Kilauea Lighthouse on the left |
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