Then on to bigger and better sights. We headed up to the very last stop and went to the viewpoint with umbrellas in hand and arrived in the clouds with nothing to be seen. But, we waited for awhile and sure enough the clouds moved on and we got a beautiful view of the Kalalau Valley, the largest valley on the Na Pali. You can get to the beach only by an 11 mile hike down from here.
The clouds would roll in and then clear again and the showers would come. Interesting and they were only light showers, though the wind turned the umbrellas inside out a few times :-). We headed down to the next viewpoint. The weather up here is so damp that it's a fern heaven right here at the top.
The next stop was the Kalalau Lookout where we saw the same valley, but a different view of it.
and great waterfalls in the distance...
and of course some flowers...
and the ever present rooster to cheer us on!
It's a beautiful Canyon with it's red and green contrasts!
Lots of great stops along the way back down to the shore.
After a couple of hours we headed back to Princeville and cleaned up and headed to the Lighthouse to watch the Shearwaters come in. The Ranger had told us when we were there earlier in the week that the adults are out at sea fishing all day and return at dusk. He said it was really neat to see so we decided we'd better see it! We got there just before sunset with some pretty clouds and hundreds of red footed boobies flying in after their day out fishing.
Some precarious landings! Actually, they were fun to watch. They use those big feet as rudders as they are coming in. Sometimes hilarious. As it was getting dark and the stars were beginning to come out, the shearwaters began coming in. You could just see them, but they looked like huge bats flying in. They would come fairly close and then vere away. You could hear the babies calling as they were coming in. It's incredible that they can fly in from 50 or so miles out at sea and find the one branch on a tree in the pitch black! Actually a little spooky with all those "bats" flying around (it is almost Halloween!). It was a great time. We headed back and had the last of the leftovers and then headed to Princeville for ice cream....yum!! Did a little packing on the return and then hit the hay. Great day and back to Jill's tomorrow.
It's a beautiful Canyon with it's red and green contrasts!
Lots of great stops along the way back down to the shore.Then we headed back to Princeville, changed clothes and back to Tunnels for some snorkeling. No seals today, but the fish were pretty nice. Must have been yellow day!
After a couple of hours we headed back to Princeville and cleaned up and headed to the Lighthouse to watch the Shearwaters come in. The Ranger had told us when we were there earlier in the week that the adults are out at sea fishing all day and return at dusk. He said it was really neat to see so we decided we'd better see it! We got there just before sunset with some pretty clouds and hundreds of red footed boobies flying in after their day out fishing.
Some precarious landings! Actually, they were fun to watch. They use those big feet as rudders as they are coming in. Sometimes hilarious. As it was getting dark and the stars were beginning to come out, the shearwaters began coming in. You could just see them, but they looked like huge bats flying in. They would come fairly close and then vere away. You could hear the babies calling as they were coming in. It's incredible that they can fly in from 50 or so miles out at sea and find the one branch on a tree in the pitch black! Actually a little spooky with all those "bats" flying around (it is almost Halloween!). It was a great time. We headed back and had the last of the leftovers and then headed to Princeville for ice cream....yum!! Did a little packing on the return and then hit the hay. Great day and back to Jill's tomorrow.
