Wailua Falls Lihue

Sunday 11/12/11

The alarm woke us up at 7am for our relatively early start for the day. Today was to be a day trip from 9-6 to see Waimea Canyon, Fern Grotto and Wailua River.

BTW: The weather has been mixed. It's their winter so temperatures are around 17-25 degrees or so. We've had a bit of rain but it never lasts for long. One …

... .  Andrew was off work Saturday, so we had a quick continental breakfast and set off for a day of sightseeing. We went to Wailua Falls first. We drove up, and looked at it from an overlook. We could see a couple on the rock beach by the water ...

... narrow winding road with what I think is sugar cane grass lining the sides of the road. From there I continued on to Wailua Falls, which were flowing strongly (I think) and were fairly muddy in color. I then continued the waterfall theme and continued ...

... I quite enjoyed it. The sight of Mount Wai’ale’ale (the wettest spot on earth with 440 inches of rain a year!), Wailua Falls, dropping 173 feet into a 33-ft. deep pool, and the magnificent Na Pali Coast from the air is too thrilling for ...

... through lava tubes are forced through a hole in coastal rocks to burst noisily into spectacular fountains of salt spray and foam. WAILUA FALLS - nicknamed Fantasy Island Waterfalls. WAIMEA CANYON - this is more than a view, it's an experience! You'll ...