We saw this guy take off and fly on the slope near Kealia beach. He had no trouble taking off, with the steady tradewind blowing up the hill, but he really struggled to get any altitude. I guess the wind was flat just above. We watched him take off and then fly for about 15 minutes, and he never got any higher than this.
There were some large tides and we happened to be near Fuji beach in Kapaa, so we went for a walk on the rocks that are usually under water, and found some tide pool inhabitants:
The dogs still pull on their leashes, so Sonja cut this palm frond into a dog-reminder: we can shake it at them when they start pulling and whack them gently if they don’t stop pulling:
Watch out for the trolls on the Kapaa bike path bridges:
The dog park at the Kauai Humane Society in Puhi has some pretty trees:
This orchid-like flower was just by the liquor store along Rice Street:
Two dogs waiting (im)patiently in the car:
There are still some wild places to be found (but not named online):
Another walk down to Kealia beach and the bike path to Kumukumu (aka Donkey) beach:
Then a hike on the Nounou West trail, a day after the heavy rains. It was muddy, but the mushrooms were “fruiting” and native hibiscus was blooming:
At the mouth of the Wailua river, by the boat ramp.
