Originally Posted by
Gordy
Most boat tours have left that portion of the shoreline by that time....(around 5pm).
im on Kauai this week - and drove up Waimea Canyon to Pu’u O Kila Lookout on Friday. Nualolo is an amazing place - yes, the slope is near vertical - as is a good part of the Nā Pali coastline.
the weather here Christmas Eve was awful. We all received emergency warnings of flooding, high winds and rains. High winds and rains continued on and off Thursday.
as you know - and for the benefit of others, you experience several micro-climates on the short drive from Waimea to the top of the canyon. Friday it was warm and sunny in Waimea and 25 degrees cooler and raining at the lookout. The trade winds were blowing the rain up the valley towards the north all day. I’d imagine Thursday was quite a weather day along the coast.
there are few, if any, tour boats up the coast this week. With the winds - the water has been too rough on the west and north coast and most boats have stayed on the south shore off of Lawai.
Prayers to those who lost their lives.
here’s the Nualolo valley on a nice clear day.
