Kauai, Hawaii

This year I got to take a trip to Hawaii with my sister Kelly and her friend Cynthia. They were there 5 days earlier than me. I left Calgary on Sunday 14 Feb 2016. We came home on 24 Feb 2016. 

Blue sky and the ocean! What more can one ask for? Love it!

This is a tree canopy that we got to drive through as we were going from one side of the island to the other. It's so green and lush!

Kelly and I at Limahuli Garden! I'll let the picture speak for itself!

It rained off and on the whole trip! So we were very glad we had rain jackets. We got to do most of the tour with no rain, but we did have to find shelter for a bit! 

This is the hut we took refuge in.
I just love how green and lush everything is and I love being warm even if it is overcast and raining.

Limahuli Garden, Kauai

Some of you may recognize this mountain from a famous old movie. Hint: "I'm going to wash that man right out of my hair!"

That's right South Pacific!

Kauai has been and I'm sure will continue to be a location for movies. 

The Beach! Only thing missing is Mr Sun!

Chickens, Chickens everywhere Chickens!

Here we are on our way up to the top of Waimea Canyon, often referred to as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific. Obviously very windy! And yes, I'm working on keeping my clothes where they should be!  Steep cliffs that are about 3000 ft deep! It was very beautiful and rugged!

We hiked up to a little waterfall, so little I didn't bother to take a picture of it! The hike was very rugged, over boulders, stumps and very muddy as it was raining off and on the whole hike. It was rather slippery too with the red mud. Nothing like hiking in the Rockies.

The clouds lifted just enough for us to take a picture of the ocean from the top of the Canyon! It is very pretty, just imagine if one could have had a clear day from this vantage! Cool!

Just another shot of the rugged Canyon! A neat place to hike!

I took surfing lessons and Yup Yup! I got UP!

This is a Hindu Monastery and it is in the best location ever! All I wanted to do was head down to that waterfall and play in the water! The temple they are building is in the background off to the right. They didn't let us to up to the actual site, but this was a great place to be. They have interesting stories of how this came to be and what they are doing with it now! 

At the beach trying to settle in for a nice day of tanning, but the rain kept coming and leaving, but it was warm and sure beats snow!

Kelly and Cynthia all settled in at the beach!

Our Helicopter! That is a great thing to do! It was chilly without the doors on though!

I love this picture of Kelly in the Helicopter!

Na Pali Coast this is so so cool!

Another shot of the Na Pali Coast from the Helicopter.

We rented bikes and rode along the coast from Kappa, Kauai!

This was fun!

Shaved Ice! I finally had Hawaii's famous Shaved Ice!

Going to Hawaii in the Winter is a good thing to do and I hope to do it again very soon!