4th of July Part I

On July 4th, halfway through our vacation, we left the Princeville area to spend the rest of the vacation on the west side in Poipu.  During the drive we stopped at some different scenic places to see more of "The Garden Isle" and snap some pictures.  Here are some select pictures from the drive including a stop at Bubba's Burgers (which takes a Bubba locations visited to 2 out of 3).

Tide pools we stopped at along the east side of Kauai.

Looking west towards Kauai.

One of the signs  up at Bubba's.

After Bubba's we stopped by a waterfall scenic overlook.  The waterfall was about a quarter mile away; we tried to drive back behind it to see if we could hike to the top.  The area behind the waterfall was mainly fenced off and there was no definitive trail so our hopes were turned away.

A bridge running over the river back behind the waterfall.

 Later in the drive we turned off of the highway to see another waterfall.  It was much larger than the first one.  We were also much closer and found a way to get on the rocks right at the top.  The pictures from the top are taken from the rock in between the two falls in the first pictures.

A full view of the falls.

An archaic bridge about 100 yards from the falls.

Looking straight down the falls.

The three of us who found our way to the top.

 After our adventures we had lunch at Duke's in Lihue.

Enjoying a local drink after the waterfall adventures.

Waterfall and Beach

After Queen's Bath we hiked back and went to Hanalei Beach.  It poured on the drive but was sunny by the time we set up on the beach.  Here are some pictures next to a waterfall on the hike and some fun ones from the beach.

Kirsten managed to photobomb perfectly.

Trying to pose and riding the wave didn't work out so well for me.

Lorrie wanted to play ring-around-the-rosie...
this is us all falling down.