{Travel} Kauai, Hawaii Days 6 & 7 - Hanalei, Waimea Canyon, Hanapepe, Kauai Coffee, Koloa/Poipu & Flight Home

Our last day in Kauai was a very full one. We were flying home that night but wanted to see more of the island and fit in as much as possible.

We attempted to walk down to the beach from our hotel but it was super steep and long, we finally gave up and turned around.  At least we could see the water! 

We checked out and headed to Hanalei for brunch at Hanalei Bread Company (another rec!).

The line was super long and we had a bit of a wait for our food but it was so good and the cafe was a really special one!

I saw another kitty friend.

We did some shopping and walked around to the back of the shopping center to see this stunning view.

A sweet couple took our photo and we took theirs too.

It was time to say Mahalo to Hanalei and the North Shore.

We put the audio tour back on and headed to Waimea Canyon on the western side of the island.

Waimea Canyon is known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific. It's approximately ten miles long and 3000 feet deep.  The drive up to the top was the white knuckle kind!

Once we made it to the top, we parked and had a bit of a hike to the lookout. It was so incredible!

I'm so glad we got to see it!  We started heading toward the airport but still had many hours to fill so off to more sightseeing!

We stopped in the town of Hanapepe to see the Swinging Bridge.

We wouldn't have known about this landmark if we didn't have the audio tour. 

It was very swingy!  I made it across and back but was happy to be back on solid ground.

We walked through the town and sampled some cookies from Popo's Cookies.

We stopped to get a photo of this Lilo & Stitch mural.   Hanapepe is the inspiration for the town in the Lilo & Stitch movie.

Our next stop was at Kauai Coffee Company in Kalaheo.

We did a self guided walking tour.

Walking through the coffee fields...

We did a tasting and checked out the store and museum.

When there's a giant coffee cup, you get in for a photo!

More coffee beans... (am I the only one thinking of Juan Valdez?)

One last pic at the coffee company with the Kauaian mascot.

We needed to find a place for dinner and headed to the Koloa/Poipu area because we hadn't seen too much of it.

We chose Keoki's Paradise for it's open air dining and lush, tropical surroundings.

I had to have ono one more time.

We were pleasantly surprised to see some live hula dancing from our table.

We got this amazing dessert that they are famous for called Hula Pie. #ohmy

We took a walk after dinner and got to see more live hula.

Here's a little video of the performance. Mesmerizing! 

It was time to head to the airport and return our rental car.   Here we are on the first flight home.  Tired but happy.

The view of Seattle before we landed .

We had a quick layover in the morning and then another flight to JFK.  Phew,  this has been a doozy! Thanks for coming along on our Hawaiian adventure.

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{Travel} Kauai, Hawaii - Day 5 Birthday Celebrations, Kapa'a, Poipu Beach & Sea Turtles

Here we are at Day 5 of our Kauai adventure and today was Mr. Click's birthday!

He loved driving our rented Jeep around the island.  We decided to check out another recommended spot and were heading there for breakfast after putting our name on the virtual waitlist. *good tip!*

We drove back to the charming town of Kapa'a to Kountry Kitchen.  The menu was huge and everything sounded so good.  I started off with a coconut mocha latte.  Mr. Click got an omelette and I had the 2 egg special with cornbread. I swapped out the meat for fresh papaya. 

We definitely needed a walk after breakfast.

There's an 8-mile trail that winds along the ocean and many people rent bikes to explore it.   

We didn't have time for that but the walk we did was lovely (and not 8 miles!).

The views like this never got old.

Housekeeping left us these cute sea turtles on our bed when we got back to the room.  It was a little foreshadowing of our upcoming day.

We spent some more time at the pool and picked the adult pool that wasn't busy.

Later, we got ready to go out to dinner for Mr. Click's birthday.

We celebrated with some cocktails at Tahiti Nui (another recommendation) in Hanalei.  The story of this Tahitian themed restaurant is really interesting and you can read about it here.  It's also featured in the movie The Descendants starring George Clooney.

I had my first ever Mai Tai (pretty good!).  We each had something that was featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives show.  I had the zesty coconut crusted catch (ono, of course!) and Mr. C had the Kalua pork sandwich.

What a place to celebrate your birthday!

On the way out of Hanalei, we were driving past the Hanalei Bay Lookout like we did on day 2 but it was so sunny this time so we had to get out for some photos for a different view.

A family pulled in at the same time and we took photos for each other.

We then headed to Poipu Beach and passed through the Kauai Tree Tunnel, a beautiful canopy of over 500 eucalyptus trees that line Maliuhi Road.

We made it to Poipu Beach on the south shore of the island.  It is a calm, crescent shaped beach know for its calm waters and for sea turtles at sunset!

This part of the island felt so different from the north shore where we were staying.  It felt much more like a busy, luxury resort area.  

Lots of people had the same idea that we did and the beach started filling up with people hoping to see some sea turtles.

We finally got to see one and I think this one was the scout who came out to check the conditions for the rest of the turtles.

We were thrilled to see one and didn't wait around too much longer after it swam back into the water.  This was definitely a highlight for us!

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