We flew out of San Francisco on HA 11 around 7:40 AM on January 18th, 2023, to land first in Honolulu where we switched to an inter-island flight on Hawaiian Airlines to land in Lihue, Kauai. The flight was uneventful and easy, but renting our car, which had been reserved by Laura for several months, was more of a challenge. Enterprise rent-a-car did not have the SUV Laura hoped, and wanted to give us a large minivan, but finally we spotted a Jeep compass, which has turned out to be perfect.
Soon we were off to the Waipouli Resort in Kapa'a, with its lovely lazy river and great beachfront unit, No. G206. Yellow, red, salmon pink, and pale pink hibiscus are blooming thickly around the resort, Brown Anoles basking in the sun along the rocky edges are plentiful. These lizards are originally native to Cuba and the Bahamas and are believed to have been transported to Hawaii as a stowaway on some plants or via the pet trade, and were first seen in 1980 on Oahu. Now they are abundant and can be found in Hawaii on Kauai, Oahu, Maui, and the Big Island. Males have a red-orange flap on their throat called a dewlap that can be extended to attract a mate or display against a rival, and it is fun to watch them do push-ups and extend their dewlaps around the rocky edge of the lazy river. Birds are plentiful with ubiquitous chickens as well as mynas, golden plovers, and hunting egrets:
Our first morning was overcast, giving the blurry sunrise, pictured above. Our first full day, Thursday, has us off to Limahuli National Botanical Gardens past Hanalei. Exploring up the hillside of Limahuli is always a wonderful visit. Although it is raining, it is warm.
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