Kauai Break

early moonlight at lydgate park

To see me off on a new adventure, some nearby friends on the island Kauai set out to have a bonfire farewell. The night began in a section of Lydgate beach part, near the child playground where we had hoped to have a nice island style intimate gathering around a [...]

Sabang, Puerto Galera

street in Sabang, Puerto Galera

In the northeast corner of Puerto Galera, lies this small beach town with its white sand beach, restaurants, cheap hotels and lots of tourist.   A nice little beach getaway from the grime, crime and craziness of Manila.

The beaches aren’t the best you are going to find in [...]

Polihali looking north

polihali looking north

The northern side of polihali ends where it meets the Na Pali coast.  This makes this point of the island essentially the western most end of the island of Kauai, and also one of its most remote areas.   To get to PoliHali, after taking the Kaumuali hwy (st. route 50) to [...]

PoliHali missile launch

missile is launched from pacific missile range

While camping under the stars on the sand of PoliHali… a state park on the farthest west edge of the island of Kauai.   While relaxing and taking in the amazing beauty of the area, a missile was sighted being launched out of the pacific missile range facility [...]