Kauai

Before heading to Kauai we learned a little about the island. For many years it was home to  endangered jungle fowl. In 1992 a hurricane came down the middle of the island, leaving mass destruction behind. The entire island was without power for three months, and rebuilding took years. During that time, people were not very concerned about their backyard chickens and many disappeared. Turns out the chickens were living wild and breeding with the jungle fowl. Now the island is covered with chicken/jungle fowl hybrids that are protected, as it's impossible to determine which is which. Warning: there a lot of chicken pictures coming up.

The day dawned, we woke up, got our stuff together and quickly caught the shuttle to another car rental desk. Twenty minutes later we were driving around the most scenic place I have ever been. And it was full of little chickens. We just spent the day enjoying the sights.

He was waiting for everyone to get off the ship

Hard to see, but at least a dozen chickens running around the field during a soccer game.

A stop for coffee, shave ice, and bathroom. Plus chickens.


We did not feed the chickens


The views were awe inspiring. Several movies have been filmed on this island. No surprise there.


The lighthouse was closed, but we still enjoyed the view.


And I took a picture of something besides chickens. These are Nae Nae Geese, and they only live in Hawaii. See, not chickens.


The drive home was breathtaking.





We stopped at a gorgeous beach. The waves were too rough for swimming but the surfers seemed pretty happy.







We had a little time before we needed to head back to the ship. and we had a car, so once again we headed to Walmart.

Walmart chickens

Second Walmart of the trip. My mouth is smiling but my eyes show the real story. My soul has died, and Walmart is holding the weapon.

We returned the car and headed back to the ship to rest. Three days of non stop tourism was exhausting, and we still had one day to go.