Pan-Pacific Junket Day 3: April 4, 2025 (Friday) - Kiahuna and Wamea Canyon

A few photos from the place we are staying in Koloa (Kauai, HI) and our excursion along the south coast to the Waimea Canyon. 

Kiahuna Beach, first visit upon our arrival 

at our accommodations, evening April 3, 2025.

View from our "Lanai" (patio).

Unit 148 (Bldg 22) Kiahuna Plantation and the Beach Bungalows. 

Tall tower is part of a Sheraton Hotel.

Koi Pond at our stay.

Waimea Canyon from a rim overlook. 

The "Grand Canyon of Hawaii".

Waimea Canyon Cliff

Shoreline near Wamea Canyon.

Hanapepe - Funky town and funky swing bridge.

Pan-Pacific Junket Day 2: Thursday April 3, 2025 - Honolulu and On to Kauai

Just pictures for now. This was our day to tromp around Honolulu in the morning, have a spectacular beachfront lunch, and then fly to Kauai where we will stay for the next five days… enjoy.

Street tree alley around Kapi’olani park and Honolulu zoo.

 

Under the Banyan Tree at entrance to Honolulu Zoo

 

Breakfast smoothie at the Sunrise Shack opposite Kuhio beach enclosed swimming area and Waikiki Walkway stone pier.

 

Lunch at the Hula Grill – spectacular day, hopefully the photo shows the true turquoise water color.

 

Our table at the Hulu Grill overlooked all the family fun in the pool.  Toss me in the air daddy!

 

Looking south from our lunch at Hula Grill – the iconic Diamond Head peak on the left, with clouds complementing the profile in the sky…

 

From the sunshine in Honolu to the misty shores of Kauai, this is view as we landed at about 5pm.  Temperatures were comfortable and mild, the mist not really as forboding as it looks in the picture.  We made our way by rental car to our AirBnB in Koloa, more on that later.