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Day 74, Allerton Garden

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Saturday, January 14, 2023

We had a morning flight to Kauai, and this time we had a rental car from Thrifty, a tiny vehicle.

We drove north to Kapa’a to check out our Airbnb near the Coconut Marketplace, where we bought lunch.
We had a reservation for the tour and bento box dinner at the Allerton Garden, starting at 3:30. There were 10 of on the tour plus our guide/van driver.

The land had once been owned by Queen Emma. It was bought by a very wealthy man, Robert Allerton, who transformed the land into a series of garden rooms. It is said that he lived to entertain guests in the garden. Many movies have been filmed in the garden. Very interesting tour.

Headed on the tour van from the visitor center down to the garden
This shot was the cover of Time magazine
Flowering ginger
Dinosaur eggs? Scenes from Jurassic Park were shot there
Enveloped in a strangler fig
Our guide getting creative with this shot
Fountain with a pulse
Maiden sculpture
To get this effect, a new palm tree was planted at the end of the row every two years
The house has been hit by storms and rebuilt
Clothing decorates the walls
Dinner sitting on the wall
The house from the ocean
Sunset from the ridge above the garden
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