Couple of things :
When you get to Kauai, wear a straw hat. Although it may be windy and somewhat cool up in the mountains, the sun will beat down on you and you will suffer from sun burns. Kauai, like Oahu (the main island), has micro-climates. They have rain forest and desert. The best beaches are up north (the beach you see at the bottom of Kalalau is not accessable by car but by hiking - but an easy 11 mile hike). There are other beaches up north in Kauai that are accessible and you will see this famous picture in person:
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Edit- oops....this is the Na Pali coast.
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Forgot to mention it. And BRING A TRIPOD! You want pics of the TWO of you together, right?
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(BTW, when you rent your car, NEVER leave it unlocked just coz you\'re sight seeing only a few feet away, a few locals will rummage in yer car within seconds)
Go there before sunset. The pic above is taken around Oct/Nov. It\'s the most dramatic since it\'s more windy at that time.
BTW, skip the Fern Grotto. It sucks beyong suck. We did most of our activities up north but our hotel was down south.
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