Wednesday, December 1, 2010

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16th

LYDGATE & SNORKELING/KILAUEA lIGHTHOUSE & WILDLIFE REFUGE/TARO FIELDS & FARMERS MARKET
LYDGATE PARK & BEACH
This little cove was man made, the boulders were put in place to break the waves and leave a quiet and easy place to snorkel. There were two sections, one section was smaller for the little folks. The fish were very colorful and fun to follow. We decided this was our favorite place to snorkel
The boulders breaking the waves

We came to Lydgate often while in Kauai, there were two reasons why we liked Lydgate. The first of course was the snorkeling, the second reason is because we loved seeing our little "Chicken Man." You could here the puttering of his bike as he came up the street, the chickens noticed also as they ran after the bike knowing that he is going to throw out food for them, the scene was very comical to watch.
KILAUEA LIGHTHOUSE & WILDLIFE REFUGE
My senior park pass finally came in handy, we got in free. I guess it doesn't hurt to be old sometimes.


There were hundreds of these Red-footed Boobies nesting on the hillside.

They were in the process of refurbishing the lighthouse
We saw three turtles out by this huge rock, two older turtles and a baby.
A close up of the large rock
HANALEI/ANOTHER WILDLIFE REFUGE
TARO FIELDS NEAR IN THE REFUGE AREA
Kauai's north shore is where the majority of the state's taro is grown. This field, in Hana lei valley, was planted with rice to look like Vietnam in the movie "Uncommon Valor."
HA'ENA BEACH PARK
The beach
The caves
Wai pa's Farmers Market
During the week we visited a couple of these markets
On the way back to the hotel we drove through some beautiful green valley's and mountain sides.
WE ARE STARTING TO BECOME A LITTLE MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE ISLAND AND LOVING EVERY MINUTE OF IT

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