The "volcano" outside the Mirage. It's so awesome to watch! Even has "explosions"!
waterfalls outside the Mirage. This is the "normal" way it looks!

Kauai March 29-Apr. 14th

The chocolate tree! I would like to grow one in my back yard! There is quite a process to making the final smooth chocolate.
The pod is cut open and reveal the nibs inside. They are covered with a mushy, sweet white gooey covering.
We got to taste different kinds of chocolate and write a description of the taste. Didn't know there were so many different kinds of flavors!

A chocolate nib. Have to use your imagination to taste the chocolate! It's bitter...

Chickens in many colors run free all over the island! They are said to run free after a hurricane in 1992 when the cages were torn open. They were kept there for cockfighting!

Limahuli Gardens

Plumeria flowers...they smell so good! Leis are made of these
Bromeliads
Large poinsettia bush
Bromeliads on path
Dunno the name!
These tulip trees are everywhere!

Kauai coffee plantation


Coffee plant in various stages of ripeness
An OLD coffee grinder!