After a day of hiking near Waimea Canyon, Jay and I were ready to hit the beach and do some snorkeling. But before we drove out to Kauai’s North Shore, we enjoyed the sunrise at our resort’s beach. I quickly became obsessed with trying to capture the movement and power of the waves and the changing colors of the light as the sun got higher in the sky.
For our first day of snorkeling we headed to Hanalei Bay, a postcard pretty beach that’s safe to swim in and is also popular with surfers. EDIT: Jay just informed me that we only jumped in the waves at Hanalei Bay. We snorkeled at Tunnels Beach a little further down the shore. | In fact, the famous surfer, Andy Irons, hails from this area, and we saw numerous signs and shrines to the late, great surfer along the roads and in the nearby towns. There were numerous tropical fish frolicking about in the water, but due to the fact that the underwater housing case I had ordered for my point and shoot failed to arrive before we left on vacation (sadness!), I only had a cheap underwater film camera. I have yet to develop that film, so for now, all my photos are above water.
Lastly, in the evening we headed west to capture the sunset, fighting rain showers as I recounted in this post.
Kauai is home to Hawaiian monk seals, which are endangered and so protected by the government. They enjoy a free run of the beaches. As you can see, this one was taking a nap in the sun.
The ever present chicken looking for a handout.
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