Flora and fauna of Kauai

During our morning walk we checked out the beautiful flowers along the way. See if you can identify some of these flowers. 

Bird of Paradise.

These are orchids, growing out doors! 

Not sure what this is but it has white petals growing out of the yellow blossom.

Yellow Bunny got stuck in the cactus garden but she wasn't hurt. 

Hibiscus.

Lots of hibiscus right beside our pool. 

As we headed back to our place Heather, Brad and Norm stood under one of the massive trees here. Could be a Monkey Pod tree. Not sure. But they are enormous and gorgeous.

Norm and took the car one last time and headed to Hanapepe, an artist historical town. There lots of art galleries there. First we stopped for breakfast at Kalaheo. Norm's first pancakes since leaving Victoria. He says they aren't quite as good as the one's I make.

At Hanapepe we found the furtherest west book store in the United States, Talk Story.

Here is Norm posing with his Giest magazine. He is hoping that it might get published in their magazine.

We even got to walk across a swing bridge and shop a bit. Norm bought a nice piece of art work. 

And look at this truck almost reminded me of Langford.

Back at our accommodation and a bite to eat Norm and I decided we needed a walk. Brad dropped us off at a near by shopping centre and we then headed home past then old town of Kohola. We think it was about 8 km and took us 1 1/2 hours. Good work out! 

After dinner the four of us drove to the Kauai Beach Resort in Lihue to watch some traditional Hawaiian music. It was the E Kanikapila Kakou, Community Aloha Night. Quite something with 8 musician on stage each telling a personal story of how they got started in music and then playing one of their tunes. There was ukele, steel guitar, slacke guitar, base and some graceful hula dancers. Here are the leis they gave to anyone coming to the show from off the island. That would be Heather and me.