falls of kauai

Meet the twin waterfall is the Opaekaa Falls, this one's just right outside of Wailua. It's pretty close from the town. They're 151 foot waterfalls, two waterfalls that go down, they flow year round. They're a little far away to see but they're kinda neat. And on the other side I actually think the view into the river just across the street from the scenic outlook, I actually think  that might be cooler than this waterfall. But there's a few river outlooks along this road to the waterfalls as well. If you like blow holes and who doesn't like blow holes check out the Spouting Horn Park. Here there are  five different blow holes, the main blow hole, right back there, there's an  observatory to see it. It makes a moaning sound when it squirts. And the moaning sound is owed to the Hawaiian legend that this part of Kauai was once guarded by a lizard and so.

There's also a little flea market selling trinkets and souvenirs, you can  check that out, though you might find better souvenirs on other parts of the   island. For a cool coastal hike on the South Shore of Kauai, check out the  Maha'ulepu Heritage Trail. I'm sure to have mispronounced that but it's just next to the Grand Hyatt Kauai. And here you can hike along the coast and see the undeveloped Kauai coast. By the way it also is pretty windy in Kauai, they have pretty big trade winds so be prepared to be blown a little bit. But this trail, pretty casual, it runs in front of the Poipu Golf Course. One of the nice part about the hiking trail here 'cause it's right next to the coast and the wind keeps it cool and there's actually a decent amount of shade on it. And it's sand so it's soft, there's a lot of sharp things though so make sure you wear good footwear if you're gonna hike this trail.

Kauai has lots of old quaint historic towns. My favorite of them is this one, it's Old Kapaa Town. And the thing to know about these towns is they often have one night a month or a certain night a week they stay open late and  have festivals. In Old Kapaa Town it is the first Saturday of every month the stores, restaurants are opened late, 5 to 9 p.m. So there's special stands set up, there's musicians maybe you can hear some drums in the  background, very lively. So if you're staying near one of these historic towns check out what their late night a month they stay open. The one that we went to, we didn't go to the late night one, we just went there at night  was Hanapepe Town. And at night that historic town it is a ghost town.

And I think Hanapepe Town is a ghost town but at night extra ghost town.

Then after you're done exploring Old Kapaa Town if you're here in the  daytime you can visit the beach, just two blocks over and it's also got a  beachfront sidewalk so you can walk over there too.

Kalapaki Beach in front of the Kauai Marriott is a popular beach that is fairly protected from the water so this is a great place to swim, it's a sandy  bottom, not too many currents here. It's also really popular place for stand up paddle boarding. Also around this beach is the famous Duke's  restaurant and there's a number of other restaurants and shops right in this area as well. So just and you can see it's a big wide sandy beach, pretty peaceful and open. All you have to do is find the Marriott which is this big building right up here. It's kind an ugly and pink, you can't miss it. But that's the Marriott and this is the beach.

Right next to the beach in the Anchor Cove Shopping Center is one of four Kauai locations of the ABC Stores. Stop here to pick up all your sundry  needs and Hawaiian souvenirs.

Check out Kauai's North Shore for the lush most Jurassic Park side of the island. As you can see a lot of clouds here, the mountain formations cause clouds and rain, they get the most rain out here. Also the beaches on this side of the island, the best in the summer, they're kind calm in the winter, they can be kind of choppy. For the best views head out to the St. Regis in Princeville, that's where I'm standing right now. There's about eight parking spots in front of it or the valet will actually valet park you for free. Then the beaches, they're down below you can either get there via 200 steps or a couple elevators through the property.

This is the beach, beachy, beachy, beachy but there's these trees on the beach and there's a stream and there's dead trees and there's rocks and then pretty soon there's something back here that looks like Jurassic Park. I mean, I just hope there aren't any dinosaurs. In front of the St. Regis Princeville, they've got a display that tells you that here where the hotel is   now used to be the site of a former Russian fortress. In fact, there were two of them in Kauai by this famous Russian that was actually chased off the island 'cause he was such a crook. If you wanna know more about it well you're just gonna have to come to Kauai and read these signs.