http://www.napaliriders.com/blog Blog Spot :: Kauai, Hawaii Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:08:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Kalalau Valley Spinner Dolphin http://www.napaliriders.com/blog/photos/napali-coast-kauai-1/ Beautiful photo of a green sea turtle floating just below the surface. The green sea turtles in Hawaii are a threatened species. In contrast, Kauai's Spinner dolphins are very abundant. [gallery] http://www.napaliriders.com/blog/photos/green-sea-turtle/ Kauai NaPali Coast Tours These Hawaiian Spinner dolphins were right under the raft! [flickr]photo:4624148397[/flickr]   The colors of the water were amazing when we got to the Open Ceiling Cave on Na Pali Coast [flickr]photo:4624751788[/flickr] http://www.napaliriders.com/blog/photos/kauai-napali-coast1/ Hawaiian Monk Seal Kauai This monk seal pup was born on 17 April 2010. Here it is on Miloli'i Beach with it's mother, along the Napali Coast in Kauai [flickr]photo:4624199287[/flickr]   Resting on the beach [flickr]photo:4624198593[/flickr] http://www.napaliriders.com/blog/photos/hawaiian-monk-seal/ Kauai Whale Watching tours [caption id="attachment_709" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Humpback Whale Tail"][/caption] http://www.napaliriders.com/blog/videos/kauai-whale-watching-tours/ http://www.napaliriders.com/blog/photos/kauai-napali-coast-tours/ Kauai Dolphins Spinner dolphins swimming all around the raft, on a day when the water was incredibly crystal clear... http://www.napaliriders.com/blog/videos/kauai-dolphins-napali-coast1/ Kauai Whale Watching Season As we get into February, the Humpback whales become very active on Kauai. The photo below is of a whale breaching near our raft. [flickr]photo:4342333755[/flickr] http://www.napaliriders.com/blog/photos/kauai-whale-watching-season/ Kauai Whale Watching Tours Footage of Humpback whales on Kauai http://www.napaliriders.com/blog/videos/kauai-whale-watching-tours_1/ Kauai's Humpback whales are back for the season. The season will last from Dec. 2009 to May 2010. The activity will increase in Jan-Mar, so this would be the optimal time for whale watching tours with Napali Riders. [caption id="attachment_677" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Humpback whale spout "][/caption] [flickr]photo:4235120369[/flickr] [flickr]photo:4235141305[/flickr] [flickr]photo:4235141349[/flickr] [caption id="attachment_679" ... http://www.napaliriders.com/blog/photos/kauai-whale-watching-first-whales-spotted/