Mike and Sandy, along with Mike's daughter Ginger and her husband Blake, went to Kauai this year, the first time to their new time-share there. It's different, in that it's a series of free-standing buildings, so if it's raining, you get wet. Also, it doesn't have a beach (it's on a bluff, sort of like the Mendocino coast), although you can take a shuttle bus to a nearby Westin Hotel that does have one, should you want to splash in the surf.
The weather was OK, although not great - it was warm enough, and only a little rain, but there was an almost constant wind, and a lower-than-usual humidity, which resulted in making things feel on the cool side.
Right near the Westin resort is this picturesque lighthouse. On the other side of the island, we took in the famous "Spouting Horn" just as waves were hitting it.
A high point of the week for Blake and Mike was a helicopter tour of the entire island. Here they are at the heliport, with some scenes from the air: looking at one of the big waterfalls in Waimea Canyon, an NCL cruise ship at the dock, and an aerial view of the road-less Napali coast.
While on the island, we also took note of the waterfall where the opening scenes of Fantasy Island ("The Plane! The Plane!") were filmed, and tried to lose Ginger and Blake in some big lava caves.
