27 June, Nawiliwili, Kaua'i, Hawaii

When we woke this morning we were docked in Nawiliwili on the island of Kaua'i, regarded as the most beautiful of the Hawaiian islands. We had already booked on a bus tour of some of the island's features and the bus was departing from the dockside at 08:30. So no sleeping in today with breakfast at 07:30.
Kaua'i is mostly an agricultural economy. In the past, sugar and then pineapples were the main crops but today coffee and corn predominate. Our first stop was at the Kaua'i Coffee plantation where we were able to taste various blends and roasts. Also had a coffee flavoured ice-cream.
From there we drove up a 3400ft mountain to view Hawaii's answer to the Grand Canyon, the Weimeia Canyon. This canyon is nothing like the size of the Grand Canyon but very spectacular. Bright green vegetation seems to grow everywhere even on near vertical surfaces. A spectacularly beautiful place. The tour finished at 1:30 and after lunch on the ship we headed back into town for a bit of shopping.

We are staying in Kaua'i overnight and heading off on our final leg to Honolulu tomorrow.