My travel anxiety lifted early this morning as we started our first full day in Hawaii. We woke early (since we gained two hours it wasn't difficult), and after a Hotel breakfast, we headed out for a full-day adventure. We stopped at the local Walmart to stock up before jumping in our not-so-fancy burgandy Jeep, and hitting the open (and somewhat limited) roads of Kauai.

It was warm here with a mixture of clouds and sun. There were a few brief rain showers, all of which happened when we were eating or driving.

We stopped to take photos at Wailua Falls, but wussed out of the hike down to the bottom. Instead we drove to the Ho'opi'i Falls Hike, and went down the river, sliding some of the way on our buts down slick red mud (thanks to the rain), ducking under branches, and walking along steep ridges to catch the two waterfalls. The hike was invigorating and off the beaten path. We had to improvise a bit, as the blue book was light on details, but we managed to find both waterfalls, and even spend part of the hike traversing the edge of the river.

Here are a couple of photos (because of bandwidth issues, I won't upload the full versions until we return home):

We went to a hotel restaurant for dinner. Not the greatest choice, but we're fed and the hiking and the long day are pulling us toward the warming embrace of bed.