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Heading back to Hawaii (Kauai) for Barb's b-day the airplane is appropriately leied.
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Still sporting the Seattle layered look, we await boarding.
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5 hours later, we approach Lihue, and the first glimpse of our condo unit.
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There's our building - on the right
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It's small ...
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...but a great view!
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We toast our arrival with some tequila left from Loreto.
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Our unit: center top.
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A chance meeting with a couple of friends at their hotel, and our first mai-tais of the week.
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Looking north towards "King Kong's Profile".
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Day 1, and we're up early...
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...as is Barb's friend, the local Cattle Egret.
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On the way to our first trailhead...
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...a massive old sea cave.
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Looks like we're in for some up.
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After a quarter mile or so, a look back toward Ke'e beach at the trailhead.
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A half mile in, we find one of the emergency "landing spots" for evacuating hikers.
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The Na Pali Coast.
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The water below us is an incredible blue.
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Barb on a wet section of the trail.
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A mini waterfall comes off a leaf, perfect for a cooling splash.
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Looks like we're in for a shower, but who care when it's 85 degrees?
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Destination #1: Hanakapi'ai Beach.
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A warning sign with hash marks for each person killed by the currents here! (82 and counting)
