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Jessi ready to board our plane (7/21/10)
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Lawai Beach Resort as viewed from the beach (with local munchies)
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~ 'Aloha' from Hawaii! ~
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Jessi considers her options . . .
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Chillin' out in the shade of the old Po'ipu Shopping Village
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The new Kukui'ula Village
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We shared a Puka Dog with pineapple relish and AWESOME lemonade!
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~ Jessica gears up ~
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She wanted to try scuba-diving – we're about 35 feet deep at this point
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We saw seven or eight large 'honu' just on this dive alone!
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nice little grotto just off the side of the road
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a bubbling tropical brook
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Jessi *loved* all the mossy rocks
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beautiful waterfall pond
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The view from our room
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Jessi points out a lone tree across Wailua River
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She insisted on taking a close-up shot of this flower on our jungle road
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- - said jungle road
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Rain started pouring down here . . and didn't stop . . .
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Soggy Jessi
(vs) Jungle Boulder
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The 'main' road bound for Wai'ale'ale
(the wettest spot on earth)
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This is the mucky trail head leading to the arduous 'Tunnels' hike
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We opted for the ¼-mile hike to what we called the 'Fern Falls'
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Snooping around a tunnel bored right through the mountainside
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Our mist-shrowded trail plunges into a deep, primordial valley
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A 40-foot high cliff overgrown by huge ferns looms beyond Jessica
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A closer shot of the falls, probably 20 feet across
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We found a natural jacuzzi farther up the river near another waterfall
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just some roadside jungle
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~ Hanalei Valley ~
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Back at the resort
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Out-grinned by a tiki
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Coconut Cocktail for a Chipper Cricket
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* Jessi of the Sea *
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She picked out just the right flute, then played it all the time :-)
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Hawaiian Sunset
(with Jessi)
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Hawaiian Sunset
(w/out Jessi)
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Sunset at Salt Pond Beach
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Sunset at Po'ipu, where we snorkeled the most
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Hawaii
- deep dusk
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A rainy morning - the Best!
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This is looking out from inside Keoke's Paradise
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Dad & Jessica
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Ohana! my parents, Jessi & i
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Excellent shave ice right here in Koloa town!
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Jessi demonstrates how to "hang loose"
in Hawaii
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Rain in Koloa! She just stood there – can you tell we're from Phoenix?
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About to dive into the 'special' at Hamura's Saimin!
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Ni'ihau, the 'forbidden island' –
17 miles west of Kauai
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~ just splashin' around ~
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This is Polihale Beach – our rental car got stuck in the sand here!
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Southern end of the Na Pali Coast
(we had loads of time to take pix, see)
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The way-cool *ohana* locals who towed us out with their truck :-]
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Jessi and her Grandpa at the Kauai Kookie Kompany factory!
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I took Jessi to Wailua Falls
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We hiked down . . .
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Our underwater cameras created this hazy cool "70's kine" look
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me and my stunning tan
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Jessi poses underwater
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We swam over and clung to the slippery rocks directly beneath the falls
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Back of the dark grotto visible in the center of the first picture (above)
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Despite the pounding spray, Jessi managed to take a decent photo
here
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At the Luau! ("Remember, everyone can have all the poi you can eat!")
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~ My Beautiful Girl ~
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Doting Grandparents
(and doting granddaughter!)
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My Dad and Jessi really
formed a fabulous bond
during this trip
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Inside the Luau (the tree grows right up through the roof!)
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... and looking the other way .. .
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~ Hula Dancers ~
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My parents celebrated their 53rd Anniversary during this vacation!
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What we did in the mornings... ocean waves crashing just 100 feet away
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Koloa Town celebrates their 'Plantation Days' = Crafts, Music, Food!
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Jessi befriended every single island cat she could lay her hands on
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She met some in Waimea, Hanapepe, Hanalei, Po'ipu, Kapa'a, Koloa . ..
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Danielle insisted we score pix of any large indigenous creepy crawlies
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We checked out tons of Art Shops (Jessi is our resident artist/musician)
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"Whaddaya think of the helicopter, Jess?!"
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Front-row seats!
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Flying over Lihue, over the landing Danielle & I kayaked from
in `07
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Looking down, back over Polihale Beach / seems so mild from up here
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Cresting over the Na Pali coast and into Hanalei Valley
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Manawaiopuna Falls - "Yes, WELCOME to Jurassic Park!"
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Skirting the clouds into Wai'ale'ale Crater
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[center] Wailua Falls!
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Mystical headwaters of Wailua River from the heart of
Wai'ale'ale Crater
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Jessi explores an enchanting river
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── ROLLOVER ──
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── ROLLOVER ──
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We stopped at the world-famous
(right?) Banana Joe's Fruit Stand!
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Hanapepe's hanging bridge sways and bounces while you cross it
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Get a load of this
TREE !
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That's it on the other side of that two-story house
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This is the trail leading to the gorgeous Kipu Falls
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The grass looms up to seven or eight feet all along the way
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A local kid demonstrates the world-class rope swing over Kipu Falls
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Up to the rope swing (bonus points if you spot the white kid)
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Ha'ena
Beach Park
= way cool!
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~ · Simply fabulous! · ~
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At the foot of cliffs towering hundreds of feet high, vines everywhere!
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Looking back toward the mouth of a cave near Ha'ena Beach
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Makawehi Bluff - one of the most amazing oceanside paths ever . . .
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Salty windswept sand, surf exploding on craggy lava shores - incredible!
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