Kauai - Too Much to Do and Not Enough Time

We're settling in to our hotel on the northern coast of Kauai, the St. Regis. The coastline is rugged, but there's a small but nice beach out front. The Island is quite small. It's a little oblong in shape and about 35 miles or 50 kms in diameter.

From our room, we look out on Hanalei Bay. It must be quite shallow as the waves start to break several hundred meters or yards out from shore and roll uniformly in.

At a glance, Kauai is less developed than Maui. We noticed a simpler road infrastructure, though easily managed to find a good grocery store yesterday in our travels around the east coast.

We've got a few great hikes planned, the top two being the Napali coast which is not far from here, and the Waimea Canyon, a couple of hours drive away. The snorkelling prospects look good, and if I can get the stars to align, I'd love to take a surfing lesson.

We only have 6 days on Kauai, and from our experience last week, that's not long enough to feel, taste and see the entire Island, but we're going to do our best.

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