Kauai would be a perfect honeymoon island if you ask me. They roll up the streets at 8 o'clock, but why would a honeymooner care? The weather is marvelous, the people are marvelous, the sights and scenery are marvelous. And, maybe most importantly, the beaches are empty!
Notice the crowds of people...
These pictures are Hanalei Bay. Remember the song, "Puff, the Magic Dragon"? "lives by the sea, and frolics in the autumn mist in the land called Hanalei." This must be the place! And they do have "dragons" in several places on the island. The underwater caves around the shore sometimes have air holes inland. When the waves come in they force air (and sometimes water) through the air holes, and it sounds like a dragon's roar. If it's water that comes through, it's called a spout. There is one place that has several air holes, large and small. We call the small ones "baby dragons." Hanalei is one of the most popular places on the island for locals or visitors.
Below is Pali Hale State Park and beach. This is as far as you can go on land to the west. According to Hawaiian legend, when someone dies, their spirit goes to these cliffs and jumps off into eternity. Maybe that's why the beach is so empty? Naw, the fact is, the park is kind of difficult to get to. Rental car companies may even have a disclaimer in their contract specifically directing you to NOT go there in their cars unless it is 4-wheel drive. The beach is about seven miles long and you might find seven people there.
The beach below is white sand. The beach Captain Cook landed on is black sand. Some sand is like powder, some is like small gravel...
Any time of day, any day of the week, you won't find the beaches of Kauai crowded - or maybe even occupied!
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