Road to Hanalei

Our final few days in Kauai were spent in Hanalei, on the north shore. 

We enjoyed a leisurely drive up the east coast. 

We stopped to admire the Wailua River, a site of early settlement on Kauai.

The Opaeka'a Falls are more than 150 feet high.

Word.

Arriving on the north shore, we visited Kilauea Point and National Wildlife Refuge and Lighthouse. The ocean crashing into the rocks was mesmerizing.

We then found Secrets Beach (it took us a bit, after all it is secret). There were warnings to greet us.

You can see the lighthouse on the point.

Rocks -dangerous but beautiful.

The dangerous lava pools.

These pictures don't convey how huge the waves were.

When we arrived in Hanalei, we enjoyed watching the surfers - a block from our cottage!