{"id":2640,"date":"2014-02-23T18:56:48","date_gmt":"2014-02-24T02:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/?p=2640"},"modified":"2014-03-07T12:31:07","modified_gmt":"2014-03-07T20:31:07","slug":"sunset-on-vacation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.andrewlorenzlong.com\/?p=2640","title":{"rendered":"Sunset on vacation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">(more and higher resolution photos\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/andrewlong\/sets\/72157641818733885\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7403\/12918061423_e82016c978.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On Saturday, our last full day in Kauai, we decided to spend our time seeing the sights on the east side of the island. \u00a0After watching a bit of the sunrise at the cliffs we started our day at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gohawaii.com\/kauai\/regions-neighborhoods\/lihue\/alekoko-menehune-fishpond\" target=\"_blank\">Menehune &#8220;fish pond.&#8221; \u00a0<\/a>\u00a0 I&#8217;m not sure if the water is blue in photos because of photoshop or if it was muddy on our day because of rain. \u00a0In any event, we were not as impressed as we expected to be.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7316\/12898002495_07c3a3202a.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Then we went to Costco (Sam\u2019s addiction).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">After that we went to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaiiweb.com\/wailua-falls.html\" target=\"_blank\">Wailua Falls<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3720\/12898008465_bc543691e4.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">and then <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kauaiexplorer.com\/kauai_beaches\/lydgate_beach_park.php\" target=\"_blank\">Lydgate beach<\/a> in before heading to Kapa&#8217;a for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bubbaburger.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">bubba\u2019s burgers<\/a> for lunch. \u00a0Bubba\u2019s burgers were delicious, but small and pricey. \u00a0After lunch we visited <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gohawaii.com\/kauai\/regions-neighborhoods\/east-side\/opaekaa-falls\" target=\"_blank\">Opaekaa Falls<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2810\/12898013325_aa7d62e591.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">After that we went back up north to see the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gohawaii.com\/kauai\/regions-neighborhoods\/north-shore\/kilauea-lighthouse\" target=\"_blank\">Kilauea lighthouse<\/a>, where we could look far out and see many whales.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7384\/12898442394_d098e75e7f.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2811\/12898451924_ce499a1836_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2820\/12898023865_d9ca2bc27d_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I tried to take pictures and video of the whales, but the human eye is much better at zooming than a camera without zoom&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cO-O2oRMdWU?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7407\/12898448534_89f49a8b5a.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Again, the lady(bug)s love me.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"HAa Eha\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-isKgxkJpruY\/UxQUXgEh88I\/AAAAAAAAK8E\/NTWQ50ROLbo\/w600-h450-no\/P1060566.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">After that we went on the long drive up to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kauaiexplorer.com\/kauai_beaches\/anini_beach.php\" target=\"_blank\">Anini beach<\/a>, where we actually saw closer breaching whales than at the lighthouse. \u00a0Like before, we tried to record this, but they&#8217;re virtually invisible to the camera.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TxfoZzjZLXU?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fEekPXu03hA?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"HAa Eha\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-RwOQrXpcias\/UxQUYB52xcI\/AAAAAAAAK8I\/Gpv7hOrXqwU\/w600-h450-no\/P1060568.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fEekPXu03hA\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7362\/12898148943_c5f8e37d0c.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3666\/12898482064_6698511592.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">From there we went back to the main road and proceeded down Hanalei road, which is actually the end of Kuhio highway, stopping at a few different beaches.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I think this is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kauaibeachscoop.com\/north-shore\/wainiha-beach-park#scoop!\" target=\"_blank\">Wainiha beach<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SCEIjYMKc4A?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SCEIjYMKc4A\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7457\/12898164973_3b4090e796_c.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">And this is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kauai.gov\/portals\/0\/pw_recreation\/haena.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Haena Beach<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xUtlteJY0Xk?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7328\/12898514374_5e9010f8ce.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7328\/12898087385_c802895bd8_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xUtlteJY0Xk\">A<\/a>cross from the beach is the &#8220;dry&#8221; cave.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2807\/12898078315_9fcb00f706_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3671\/12898176043_7e34d127dd.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7446\/12898178503_33c1266768.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Up the road a little further is the &#8220;wet cave&#8221; &#8211; called that because it has a standing pool of water inside and a ton of warnings about the nasty things the water contains.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7411\/12898097475_1ed7b69dc1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Across the street is a &#8220;swamp&#8221; of sorts with some interesting birds, both in their audio and visual stimulation.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7441\/12898100265_c4f968d5ee.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just a few hundred feet away is the parking lot at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Attraction_Review-g29218-d106120-Reviews-Ke_e_Beach-Kauai_Hawaii.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ke&#8217;e state beach<\/a>, the end of Kuhio Highway.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">One great feature of this park is the Kalalau Trail which probably goes all the way to Kalalau Lookout in Waimea Canyon. \u00a0We didn&#8217;t have time to hike ten miles, we just went a half mile up to the vista point to see both coastlines<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2817\/12898528464_f26c5b8c3e_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"HAa Eha\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-w_A966bszCQ\/UxQUZW0deJI\/AAAAAAAAK8g\/Ro57P_dreOA\/w600-h800-no\/P1060591.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That beach down there is the right side of Ke&#8217;e.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3800\/12898205283_bd3c738e1a.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3700\/12898538684_da30145dba_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3693\/12898548694_184fc566b9.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eDCrBkQKR3k?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Duchm1nmDR0?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We hiked back down just in time to watch a brief sunset at the beach.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0A lot of the beaches on that side of the island have this really cool green algea growing on the rocks that abut the edge of the tide.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7450\/12898224213_67051f1eda.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7339\/12898143275_166fe1ac5c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7332\/12898576034_ae775ef0c4.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P8s0hIMSvDA?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m3Spsc6yvfI?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4w3W-YVHiKM?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eCj1k_xXPhQ?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After the sunset we briefly explored the interesting trees on the beach that have exposed roots taller than me.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"HAa Eha\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-rwB9_FnLrkE\/UxQUZZ5zO1I\/AAAAAAAAK8c\/JdYOWJHgxOQ\/w600-h450-no\/P1060605.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3744\/12898588854_911ffeedee.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7358\/12898581814_ec8445b3aa.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3729\/12898181625_764024a703_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3807\/12898174475_92a9439e7d_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Is it just me or do the modular lifeguard towers in Hawaii look a bit like a lunar lander?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3806\/12898609914_03bf70b45a_c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After going back up the highway we stopped at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hanaleidolphin.com\/hanalei-fish-market.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Dolphin Market<\/a>\u00a0for some amazingly overpriced, but good tasting, dinner. \u00a0$32 for a 4&#8243; x 4&#8243; seared ahi steak. \u00a0 In Kona this ran about a third (or less) of that price.<\/p>\n<p>When we got home we did laundry and packed up to fly out the next morning.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=P8s0hIMSvDA\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(more and higher resolution photos\u00a0here) \u00a0 On Saturday, our last full day in Kauai, we decided to spend our time seeing the sights on the east side of the island. \u00a0After watching a bit of the sunrise at the cliffs we started our day at the Menehune &#8220;fish pond.&#8221; \u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m not sure if the 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