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Kauai 2009
Posted on May 17th, 2009 3 commentsAfter three nights on Maui, it was time for three more on Kauai. Flying between the islands isn’t as easy as it used to be. I seem to recall that you could once fly nonstop — now you have to change planes in Honolulu.
Here are all of my photos from the Garden Isle of Kauai!
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- Friday night sunset
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- The Grand Hyatt Kauai is a destination in and of itself (though it’s way overpriced, IMHO)
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- Beautiful grounds. I believe Hyatt spent a billion dollars to build the hotel in 1990
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- On a beach usually not suited for swimming
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- They do have numerous pools and a saltwater lagoon for swimming, though
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- Tons of tropical plants, as you’d expect
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- Don’t know how he got here
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- Snorkel spot of the day: Beach House
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- All the usual suspects
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- School’s out
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- This fish seems happy
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- Tons of fish
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- Lots of human-made junk on the ocean floor around here
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- Not sure what this is
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- Raccoon butterfly fish
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- Unicorn fish, I think
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- One of two famous shrimp “restaurants” on this side of the island
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- These guys are EVERYWHERE
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- And they keep reproducing
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- Spouting Horn
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- Opeakea Falls
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- Wailua River
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- Looking the other way
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- Hanalei Valley overlook panorama
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- Valley floor panorama
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- Translation: stay out of the water
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- Lumahai Beach panorama
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- Wild animal tracks
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- Hanalei church
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- Kilauea lighthouse (I took a better photo last time)
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- A type of cardinal, I’m told
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- No, he’s not setting the palm tree on fire
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- A resident of the Grand Hyatt
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- Hibiscus
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- Picked a bad day to go to Waimea Canyon
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- View of the canyon on the drive down
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Maui 2009: Part 3
Posted on May 17th, 2009 No commentsHere are the rest of the photos from my stay on Maui… didn’t really discover any photo “hot spots”, like I was hoping for. Still, it was beautiful, as usual.
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- Another day at the beach (in front of my condo)
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- Panoramic view from the beach, featuring Lanai and Molokai
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- Nice little cove near the north end of West Maui
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- Panoramic version of a photo I took last year
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- I swear this boat was capsized last year too
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- Old courthouse
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- A guy can get used to the sunsets around here
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- Bye sun!
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- Some underwater shots from the day, taken with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1
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- Nice coral
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- Spotted pufferfish
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- Yellow tangs
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- Yellow trumpfish + tang (I think)
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- Moorish Idol
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Maui 2009: Part 2
Posted on May 14th, 2009 1 commentOn my second day in Maui I spent the morning snorkeling, and the afternoon driving around the island. The snorkeling pics were taken with the Canon PowerShot D10, one of three underwater cameras that I brought along with me. The above sea-level photos are from the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1.
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- Church in Wailuku
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- Inside the church
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- I stayed at the Kea Lani a long time ago, after a storm washed out the other side of the island
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- There’s a nice little beach
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- And even nicer private villas
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- Maui sunsets are the best!
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- Sun peeks out from behind the clouds
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- When I saw him paddling nearby I knew I had to capture this moment
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- Goodbye sun
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- Humuhumunukunukuapua’a, my favorite fish
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- Box pufferfish
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- I think it’s a yellow tang
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- Spotted pufferfish
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- Funky coral
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- Another humuhumu
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- Nice bright sea urchin
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Maui 2009: Part 1
Posted on May 13th, 2009 1 commentAloha from Maui… yes, I’m here again, for a little working vacation. I’ve got three nights here, then three more in Kauai. I brought along a camera to review, plus three underwater cameras to take snorkeling with me.
Below are photos from Day 1, which are mostly of my drive through Upcountry Maui, which is a fun road, if not a little scary! I threw in some beach photos for good measure, though I’ll lots more of those in the week ahead.
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- Looking down the slopes of Haleakala toward Wailea, with West Maui in the distance
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- Mailboxes along the Kula Highway in Upcountry Maui
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- Molokini from a long distance
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- This narrow road was challenging and sometimes scary
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- Biggest dip I’ve ever seen. Plenty of evidence of bottomed-out cars below.
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- It passed through lava flows
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- Despite being on the large side, the FX35 is still pretty fun to drive
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- End of the road, for rental cars at least
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- Panoramic view from the end of the road
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- Lots of wind and waves on this side of the island
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- Nice flowers at Tedechi Winery
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- Yes, I took this one last year
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- My home for three nights, the Westin Kaanapali Ocean Resort Villas
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- Panoramic view of what passes for an ocean view these days
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- Looking north near the beach
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- And here’s the fantastic beach in front of the resort
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- I think this one’s from last year too
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- Love the hibiscus
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- First of many Mai Tais, I’m sure
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- Cliff diver
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- jumps off
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- of Black Rock
Those last two photos are panoramas, by the way. All of these were taken with the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1.
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