Aloha! Today we are finishing up Day 5 in Kauai at the incredible Limahuli Botanical Garden in Haena. We paid 15 dollars to do a self-guided tour, and it was worth every penny!

I’ve never seen such an incredible variety of tropical plants and flowers.

Little hut.

This was the Best Outfit for That Day–a comfortable dress and shoes, backpack, and the ol’ rainbow hat. It was sunny but slightly overcast, so the rose-colored glitter sunglasses were just right.

I’m into these ferns.

It was Paradise. We lucked out getting there about an hour before closing–other than two little old ladies, we were the only guests at the entire Gardens. Perfect.

These hibiscus flowers were the size of dinner plates! I’ve never seen anything like them.

More hibiscus. There were so many different varieties, in all sorts of beautiful colors. Dazzling.

The stunning Bird of Paradise flowers. I remember seeing these in Maui, too.

Swiss Cheese plant!

Your Friends.

WERK, Joshy.

Lovely color combinations.

Can you imagine how dreamy it would be to work here every day? Siiiiigh.

Streams and little waterfalls throughout.

The Gardens featured lots of plants and flower varieties that are now extinct, thanks to hungry goats. Many of the varieties were so old, they didn’t have names.

Love the description of this one! “Traditionally used by the elderly to stun fish”.

Josh in Paradise.

These baby palm trees caught our eye. They were about a foot tall.

The Hala trees have fruits resembling pineapples, but do not taste nearly as delicious!

Sigh, so beautiful. Definitely a must-see in Kauai.

Soaking it in.

One last glimpse on the way out. What a wonderful experience! I love looking at nature–never get tired of it, and enjoy it more and more the older I get.

Happy Sunday! I just finished an hour of Pilates, Joshy just ran 20 miles, and we’re going to go to Trader Joe’s sometime this afternoon for some Good Stuff. Now: time for me to tackle the Phyllis painting. Hug a dog today!