Kauai

 

Chickens were everywhere, and the roosters crow all day long.

 

Spouting horn on the south shore.

 

They say the rooster is the "official" bird of Kauai.

 

Allerton Garden.

McBryde Garden

 

Torch ginger, one of my favorites.

 

The National Tropical Botanical Garden is located in Lawa'i Valley.

 

Bromiliad.

 

Taro grows really well, and the Hawaiian have cultivated for thousands of years.

Trees

 

Kapok tree.

 

Cacao tree - you can slice it open and eat the fruit when it is more yellow.

 

Banana tree.

 

Heliconia.

Interesting Stuff

 

Someone donated an ancient Chinese wall from the Qing Dynasty to the garden.

 

These vines were huge!

 

Spiders just like this lived in massive webs in the trees.

The Beach

 

The last day of the trip was sunny, and I couldn't wait to swim in the ocean.

 

Dozens of small crabs darted under rocks as I walked by.

 

Sea urchins hid in the holes of eroded rocks.