Saturday, August 14, 2004
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ON THE QUAY AT KAUAI
If I had it to do over, I'd have planned an overnight stay in Kauai as there is much to see and a decent room can be had for $100 or so a night. Republicans will be paying that at the Waldorf Astoria later this month and they won't have the view. Some months ago, I noted herein reading that Mount Waialeale on Kauai is the wettest place on Earth, with an average rainfall of 450 inches. But it's not as though it rains constantly all over the island - the severe drenching is pretty well isolated. And while Kauai does have a good number of big elegant resorts, many areas are unspoiled. We did not get to see a lot but I did have the foresight to make reservations for a van tour up the west coast to Waimea Canyon. It has lush jungles and waterfalls but also barren rocks, thanks to landslides that have denuded some of the canyon walls. Jaren said he would come back and rent a Harley ($160/day) to tour Kauai. I offered to ride shotgun (or, for you motorcycle purists, pillion). I actually didn't find this out until afterward from Cliff but many of you have seen Kauai in Jurassic Park and/or Six Days Seven Nights and your grandparents saw it in South Pacific. All of the islands have parks and gardens but on each of them it takes some effort to escape the beach hotel atmosphere. Well, too bad if Jaren and Corrine didn't get to see everything - it will be a good reason to pay another visit.
If I had it to do over, I'd have planned an overnight stay in Kauai as there is much to see and a decent room can be had for $100 or so a night. Republicans will be paying that at the Waldorf Astoria later this month and they won't have the view. Some months ago, I noted herein reading that Mount Waialeale on Kauai is the wettest place on Earth, with an average rainfall of 450 inches. But it's not as though it rains constantly all over the island - the severe drenching is pretty well isolated. And while Kauai does have a good number of big elegant resorts, many areas are unspoiled. We did not get to see a lot but I did have the foresight to make reservations for a van tour up the west coast to Waimea Canyon. It has lush jungles and waterfalls but also barren rocks, thanks to landslides that have denuded some of the canyon walls. Jaren said he would come back and rent a Harley ($160/day) to tour Kauai. I offered to ride shotgun (or, for you motorcycle purists, pillion). I actually didn't find this out until afterward from Cliff but many of you have seen Kauai in Jurassic Park and/or Six Days Seven Nights and your grandparents saw it in South Pacific. All of the islands have parks and gardens but on each of them it takes some effort to escape the beach hotel atmosphere. Well, too bad if Jaren and Corrine didn't get to see everything - it will be a good reason to pay another visit.
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