The Artemis I mission occurred 50 years after Apollo 17. What will it take to not have this happen again?
On our last full day in Paradise, Paul and I take to the road again to get more pictures of Kaua’i’s famous North Coast. The first stop is the Kilauea Lighthouse, which is also a national bird sanctuary.
From the lighthouse, itself, you can easily see the North Coast of Kaua’i as it wraps around to the north and west, towards the Na Pali Coast. That’s our next destination!
Along the way, we stop at Hanalei Bay and the Princeville Hotel. Paul wanted to see where they had their anniversary dinner (two nights ago) during the daylight and get some more pictures… Hanalei Bay (made famous in the “Puff the Magic Dragon” song… “in a land called Hanalei”) is absolutely stunning. The variation in water colors with the mountains right behind… magnificent.
Along the way, there are amazing views of the ocean, interspersing brilliant white sand beaches with black volcanic rock outcroppings… on the *left* side of the road are amazing mountain vistas and two *really* cool caves we drive past.
… so of course I went all the way into the dry cave. This is looking towards the entrance:
On our way out of the Hanalei Valley, we had to go over several narrow, one-lane bridges… this one was really cool, so of course I had to get pictures of it:
But wait… what is that to the right… by the stop sign? Is that… hair gel a fish head?
Okay. Back to the resort for one last evening of Paradise-inspired relaxation…
… then it’s packing… and off to the airport the next morning.
One long day of traveling later… we’re back in the “real world”, but we’ll never forget our time in Paradise!!!
Farewell Kaua’i Road Warrior!!!
Your inspirational traffic dodging will live on forever in my memory.