Day 2 in Kauai started out pretty slow, we began the day by heading over to the St. Regis hotel to check out the beach to get some sand in our toes and our feet wet. It was a beautiful morning and we spent some time just watching surfers ride the North Shore waves.
After relaxing by the beach we headed to the South Shore, we stopped at Wailua Falls along the way. It was a beautiful drive up to the top of the falls and was one of the bigger falls we have ever seen. It said in our tour book that the official government height of the falls is 80 feet, but the authors note that it looked considerably taller, so they decided to measure it and found that it is 173 feet - as tall as Niagara Falls (although far less water flows over)!
After the falls we headed up to see Waimea Canyon and Koke'e State Park. Waimea Canyon is often referred to as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific. The canyon stretches 14 miles long, one mile wide and more than 3,600 feet deep.
While in Koke'e State park we stopped for lunch and Brian tried out a local favorite called the Loco Moco. Which is essentially white rice, topped with a hamburger patty, topped with a fried egg, and then finally topped with brown gravy. He says it was delicious...
After lunch we decided to do the Awa'awapuhi trail which promised to provide us with breath taking views of the Napali coast. Unfortunately once we a couple miles into the hike fog rolled in, so all we were able to see was the trail and the clouds...
