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A Hawaiian Tropical Adventure
February 7-17, 2012
$1350.00
Shelley Finnegan, Leader
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Itinerary
This is a tentative schedule. Our day to day activities may vary depending on weather conditions. Day 1, Tuesday, February 7, 2012  Arrive Lihue’s
Airport on Kauai. We will meet at the airport and have transportation
to We will meet at the airport and have transportation to our
lodging. Please plan your arrival between 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM.
You will be given a general overview of where the restaurants, shops,
etc are.
Dinner: restaurant in the Coconut Marketplace. Day 2, Wednesday, February 8, 2012 We will transport the
group to the grocery store in the morning. The afternoon will be
spent hiking Sleeping Giant from the East Trail. Nearly the
entire trail is through forest with wonderful views. 4 miles;
Elevation gain/loss 1000’
Dinner: Café CoCo Day 3, Thursday, February 9. 2012 Hike Kalalau Trail to
Hanakapi’ai Beach. We will hike a section of the most famous trail in
all Hawaii. The views along the Na Pali coast are exceptional. 4
miles –Hanakapi’ai Beach; Elevation gain/loss under 1000’
We will also have time to visit picture-postcard Hanalei. Hanalei has a 2 mile crescent beach, shops and restaurants. Dinner in Hanalei. Day 4, Friday, February 10, 2012 We will see the Na
Pali coast through Hawaiian eyes as our captain will share not only
history and legends but family experiences passes on from generation to
generation. We will journey past beautiful waterfalls, majestic
peaks and valleys, sea caves and lava tubes, experience the wonders of
the sea with spinner dolphins, sea turtles and whales and enjoy an hour
of snorkeling and a deli lunch. Weather permitting we will plan for an
afternoon cruise returning at sunset.
Dinner: Harbor Place in Lihue Day 5, Saturday, February 11, 2012 Hike Awa’awaphui
Trail. This will be our first adventure to Waimea Canyon and is
one of Kauai’s beauties. The hike goes through natural tropical gardens
to an adrenaline-rush ridge—the jewel of Na Pali. 6.5 miles;
elevation gain/loss 1500’
Dinner: Kapaa/Wailua area Day 6, Sunday, February 12, 20121 Hike Keahua Arboretum
on the Moalepe Trail/Kuilau Ridge Trail.
We will utilize two trails for an end-to-end hike starting on the Maolepe Trail and ending on the Kuilau Ridge Trail at the Keahua Arboretum. The arboretum planted with both native and introduced tree species is intended as an outdoor classroom for students and tourist alike. We should be back to our lodging for lunch. 4.5 miles Late afternoon we will drive to a parking lot north of Kealia Beach and walk 3 ½ miles on a walking/bike path along the ocean back to Kapaa. Dinner: Kapaa  Day 7, Monday, February 13, 2012Today we will take a day off and do some touring—checking out Lihue, the Kaua’i Coffee Company, Kilohana—returning mid-afternoon to get ready for our Lu’au Dinner: Lu’au Day 8, Tuesday, February 14, 2012 Hike Canyon Trail to Waipo’o Falls. This trail takes us onto a dramatic barren ridge with canyon views and ends at the top of Waipo’o Falls. 4 miles. We will also take time to sightsee along the Canyon road and lookouts and get a taste of Hawaiian shave ice at the famous Jo-Jo’s Dinner: Waimea Day 9, Wednesday, February 15, 2012 We will begin our day
visiting the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge/Lighthouse (where
you can easily spot red footed boobies, great frigate birds, laysan
albatross and Nene) with a presentation on the refuge by one of their
rangers. Our next stop will be Secret Beach where we will walk this
long, golden sand beach with views of Moku’ae’ae (a bird sanctuary) and
the Kilauea Lighthouse and weather permitting walk to the Secret Lava
Pools. We will then visit the Princeville resort and end our day in
Hanalei for another beach walk.
Dinner: Hanalei Day 10, Thursday, February 16, 2012 Kayak Wailua River.
Paddle flat water on rigid two-person, self bailing kayaks up the north
fork, and hike to Secret Falls enjoying a swim at the falls. Back at
the river we will continue to a well-known swimming hole where there
may be a rope swing where people line up to jump off the cliff into the
water. 5 Miles
Dinner: Hukilau Lanai Day 11, Friday, February 17, 2012 Departure day –
Please plan your departing flight anytime after 2:00 PM.
For more information, an application and to sign up, contact the leader, Shelley Finnegan, P.O. Box 573, Lehighton, PA 18235, telephone 570-386-2128, E-mail shelfinn@ptd.net |