Kauai 3
Read MorePrinceville seems to be a planned community for folks with several $$'s. We stopped at an "addition" to the town, sort of a condominium complex, I guess. The guest service area was closed, but some nice employees told us to feel free to look around. I didn't see the stone face in the waterfall when I was there. It was kind of a surprise when I was editing the photo. Pretty detailed, but I don't think it was intentionally sculpted that way. Of course, maybe I'm more wet than is the back of his head. Did you notice it while we were there, Bev? Maybe I'm just not remembering.....
Swimming pool. Looking toward "Bali Hai" mountain. The locals would ask that we call it Makana, to preserve the Hawaiian language, but then they would all refer to it as "Bali Hai." Of course, it's where the movie "South Pacific" was filmed. For eons before that, it was Makana. It does, indeed, seem a bit sad that the "Hollywood" fictitious name has pretty much replaced that. It is the northernmost extent of the Na Pali cliffs. Wouldn't it be a shame to get into the pool and "break" that reflection?
Manini-holo Cave. According to legend, this cave was dug by Manini-holo, chief fisherman of the Menehune (dwarfs, or little people) in search of the supernatural beast akua, who had been stealing their fish. It was actually carved by wave action eons ago. It is commonly called "Dry Cave." I wondered about this common name, until......
....we came upon Waikanaloa Cave, for obvious reasons called "Wet Cave." Hawaiian legend says that Pele (goddess of volcanoes: Much more about her coming in the Big Island albums {stay tuned!}) dug this as a home for her lover, but she then abandoned it when it filled with water. I'm not sure what then came of her lover, although I do know that she had several, through the years. Reportedly, SCUBA divers have found this place pretty sterile, not having any fish or other non-microscopic life.