Oops - meant to post this in the Hawaii forum.

Just finished my uber-long length trip report/treatise of our week-long trip to Kauai if anyone is interested and you have a few hours Now just got figure out how to make the move there.

http://www.jarredandrachel.com/kauai.html

Excellent report!! Thanks for sharing!!

Great report, totally agree about how good the Kauai Revealed book is.

It's been a year since I was there, so this sure brings back great memories. Thanks for sharing. I really like the way you put together your trip report. You've obviously done this before.

Thanks for the great report, and the pix are beautiful!

Excellent....But a few of us longtime Kauai goers may disagree with you on liking The Blue Bible.

But it is funny passing cars where you can see the book on a seat all "post it" marked.

AND....I hope I'2 doesn't see the comments about Southerners....[-o<

Thanks for the comments. Didn't mean to offend any southerners

Kal - appreciate your opinion. Curious, though, other than the criticisms I mention, what about the Blue Bible don't longtime Kauai goers like?

JK,
Simple....the secret's out!

great trip report, really well-written and presented. I'm adding it to my favourites! Your photos are fantastic too. I'm going to Kauai for the first time in September - can't wait now!

Realy good report, Jarred, thanks so much, cannot wait to go back this coming September.

Kal? Did you just pass the buck?

Again great photos Jarred and a wonderful trip report. I love that colorful turtle photo - what caused the orange glow?

I would like to invite you to my possible bubbwa bonfire in Hanalei summer of 2008 (burn your blue book with aloha) Search blue book, revealed etc here and at trip advisor and you will get an earfill of the negative thoughts regarding the authors integrity. As a fan of the authors and a wonderful trip reporter, you may agree or disagree, but I'm sure you would prefer to be informed.

Again - fantastic trip report. Mahalo for sharing your thoughts and amazing photos!

Malama Pono,
Take Care
Sistah

Well, I have been so busy getting my duds together to hopefully leave in 4 more days for paradise that I haven't had a chance to read about the dumb southerners.......

Thanks again for the comments.

Sistahlou - read some of the stuff you eluded to with regard to the "Blue Book." Thanks. I can see why many residents and long time Kauai goers would be outraged by the stuff in the book. Without turning this post into another thread on the book, I'll just say that I think there is a very careful balance that must be maintained between giving people this information and protecting the Kauai that all the "residents" love dearly. I'm not saying that the author stepped over the line (I don't have enough info to make that call), but I can see the arguments for both sides. Generally, I think freedom of the press and the disbursement of information are rights that should only be curbed in extreme circumstances, though. Whether or not such a circumstance exists in Kauai is open for debate.

iceeu2 - For the record - I love southerners.

Btw - the glow on the turtles is called "person who is still learning how and when to use his underwater strobe light." $300 strobe for my camera, sometimes I feel I get better lighting and pictures without it.

sistahlou...only room for one on your soapbox so I left it for you.

JK...why did I hear a drum and fife playing in the background ala Oliver Wendell Douglas as I was reading your reply?

A finely worded response JarredK! Soapbox back in the shed.

Now back to gloating over your fabulous pictures and report!!! Make no mistake with that strobe - I LIKE the orange glow with the yellow fishie in the background!! It's aaaarrtt!

There is no "Hawaii forum" here; There is one forum for all 50 United States.

Ooooo, thank you. I cannot wait! We're going to Kauai for ten days next year.

Wow, that is one serious trip report! Well done! It makes me miss Kauai big time. We went for our 3rd trip in Jan. 2006. It is depressing to look at the pics b/c I honestly don't know when we will be back, but yet I have to think that it will be soon.

Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for taking me back to my favorite place on earth. You're pictures are fantastic.