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Makaleha Falls: A Kauai Waterfall Hike
When it comes to family-friendly hikes in Kauai, I’m not sure I’d put the hike to Makaleha Falls on the list, simply due to that fact that this hike was not well-marked and there was a lot of guess work involved. It involves crossing the stream several times, climbing over rocks and branches, and a lot of second guessing. But, it’s also a lot of fun. As far as the ability to do it? My kids, ages 10, 9 and 6 at the time, had no issue. It was more the nervousness of us parents, questioning if we were going to end up in the right spot, and if we…
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Ultimate 6-Day Kauai Family Itinerary
For Thanksgiving this year, we really tried to rally our relatives for a Kauai family vacation for Thanksgiving. Let’s eat our turkey in Kauai! They agreed and we booked our room. Then one by one, they started to flake. S,o we changed things up a bit. We decided to make our lives 10X harder by going to Kauai for 6 nights BEFORE Thanksgiving and then flying to Spokane. That way, we could still be with family (my husband’s side) for the holiday. What’s worse than packing for a family of 5? Packing for 80-degree weather followed by 28-degree weather all in one trip. But we did it. And it was…
