Kauai

Kauai, Hawaii - Day 56 - 15th August 2016

This port was an addition to our original itinerary to make up for missing San Diego due to ship repairs that were carried out in San Francisco. We were quite happy about the change as we had not been to this island before but we had been to San Diego. However we were disappointed about missing out on our Segway tour in San Diego.

We had a bit of a slow start to the day as our friends were locked inside their cabin and could not get out! It took the ship's maintenance men about 45 minutes to release the lock on the door. Meanwhile Peter was waiting for them at the Purser's Desk and I was in the terminal on the dock not knowing what was going on and thinking that maybe I had been left behind!

Anyway we were all reunited and walked the short distance into town. I had had it in my mind to do a helicopter tour over the canyon which is one of the main attractions and best viewed from the air but by the time we got to the booking office most flights had been booked out. Luckily we found a company, Island Helicopters that scheduled an extra flight late in the day so all 4 of us were booked on and excited.

Our pick up time was 3.15 for a 4.15 flight so we had enough time to walk through the shops, have lunch and a refreshment overlooking the beach and to go for a swim in the surf.

The flight was for 55 minutes which gave us a very small window to be back on board the ship by 5.30 so we were a tad nervous but confident all could be achieved in the time that we had.

The flight was amazing and the scenery breathtaking…. so worth the money! I would definitely recommend taking this flight.

Luckily we were dropped back at the ship with a couple of minutes to spare before the gangplank was packed up and we were on our way to our next port which is Honolulu tomorrow.

Quick Facts:

Region: The oldest of the Hawaiian Islands and is the 4th largest.

Population: 67,091 (2010)

Climate: Tropical

Language: English

Currency: US Dollar (USD)