Leaving for kauai on Sunday

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

Emmy and Rochelle, as USUAL thanks to Angela and Lawren and the rest of the 'spotters' I am overvacationed....

Sept '08 Harborside at Atlantis - Angela
Oct '08 Westin St John - Angela
Nov '06 Four Seasons Aviara - ME!
New Years Marriott Fairway Villas - me
Jan '09 Grand Mayan NV and Villa Del Palmar Flamingos
Feb '09 Morritt's Tortuga
March '09 Marriott Aruba Surf
June '09 Fitzpatrick's Castle, IRE & Marriott Marabella, Spain
June/July '09 - Berkshires
Sept '09 - Probably Harborside again
Oct '09 Disney Cruise
Nov '09 Westin Cancun or Aruba or STJ?
Jan '10 Bluebeard's BeachClub 11 days
Feb/March '10 ??? Aruba
April/May '10 - 2 weeks in Hawaii/2 days Vegas

Actually, it is a LITTLE scary to see it all written out - I should post it somewhere BIG to remind myself when these REALLY good sightings are posted

[T. R. Oglodyte Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close T. R. Oglodyte]

Is "technical" code for being careful so you don't slide off the edge?

No - technical means that in places you may have to climb through some rocks using your hands, and that the trail may be slick if wet. There's are also many steep grades in Koke'e park, and many of the trails have elevation changes of more than 1000 feet. If you do something totally stupid, you could go over an edge, but the trails aren't so narrow on the tops of the ridges that you have to tightwalk or anything like that. The narrowest knife top we've been on was still about 20 feet wide.

Although my wife has done Koke'e trails in athletic shoes, I recommend hiking boots or shoes. Makewehi, however, can easily be done in walking shoes, athletic shoes, or even a comfortable pair of sandals.

[chellej Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close chellej]

Thanks for the hiking tips Steve - I made note of some you had mentioned OY.

My only hiking problem is DD had knee surgery in Dec and is still having complications so I have to reign her in and not let her do anything that may agravate her knee. So may of the trails warn - very slippery & hazardous when wet. Maybe we'll have a couple of dry weeks.

Pat

You definitely have TOO MANY weeks planned - I am sure I as well as some others here would be glad to take some of them off your hands

[somerville Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close somerville]

Leaving for Kauai on Sunday for 2 weeks. Going to spend the last 2 days on Oahu so we can go to the PCC. Last trip we had to rush through & didn't get to see eveything.Have pretty well preplanned everything through Pahio.

We will not eat out every meal but plan on hitting Dukes, Gaylord's, Bali Hai,and Barbeque Inn

Just saw your post and wanted to mention that the Bali Hai Restaurant at Hanalei Bay Resort closed last November, I don't know if it has reopened, but it was still closed a couple of months ago. The bar is still open and serving limited food items and has live music nightly. If the Princeville Hotel has not yet closed for renovations, I recommend Cafe Hanalei. We also like Roy's in Poipu.

[rifleman69 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close rifleman69]

Hanalei Gourmet and Hanalei Dolphin are excellent food choices. Bali Hai restaurant is closed. Also your last night there (unless you leave early in the day), try to eat at Duke's for dinner...great food and an awesome view!

We were there for 12 days a week ago, was a blast!

[EAM Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close EAM]

What is Grove plantation - a sugar plantation?

I think its official name is Grove Farm Homestead Museum. It is/was a sugar plantation owned by the Wilcox family. You should call in advance to make reservations for the tour. The tour is relatively inexpensive, about $10 per adult, the tour groups are small, and it takes about two hours to tour several buildings and a portion of the grounds (about 80 acres). Sugar cookies and lemonade are served near the end of the tour. You learn a lot about the history of Kauai and how the Wilcox family lived many years ago.

[rfk318 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close rfk318]

Kauai

We are in Kauai this week at Lawai Beach Resorts. It is really nice. We checked out the Wyndham resorts on Kauai and I know we would have been disappointed if we had to stay at one of them. Bottom line is we were not impressed by what we saw from the outside. I hope your stay at Shearwater will be good.

Rich K.

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Kauai To Do's

Some things we did were the Smith Luau, Gaylords for Brunch and the Plantation. One this not to miss is the Na Aina Kai Botanical Garden. We went today and the person who gave us the tour was the founder. It was fantastic. You need to make reservations several days ahead. Take the walk ride tour. Ask if the founder will be leading it. (Joyce D.) I took the Jack Harter helo to Ni Pali tour on the Hughes 500 with the doors off. It was great.

Rich K.

[rifleman69 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close rifleman69]

We are in Kauai this week at Lawai Beach Resorts. It is really nice. We checked out the Wyndham resorts on Kauai and I know we would have been disappointed if we had to stay at one of them. Bottom line is we were not impressed by what we saw from the outside. I hope your stay at Shearwater will be good.

Rich K.

To each their own, I have the opposite opinion of you.