We would have loved to spend more time on the north shore of Kauai but because of the damage the island saw on the north side we spent a vast majority of our time driving opposite direction. This had nothing to do with Carla or Airbnb, obviously. But fair warning that you cannot drive past Hanalei Bay and Hanalei Bay is very dirty. There are also various other beaches that were effected such as Lydgate and Anini. Still lots to do on this side of the island however if you don’t want to drive 2-4 hours per day to find blue water and sandy beaches you might stay in Kappa or Koloa. Do some research and ask around. Other than all of that we had a blast and made the best of a difficult situation.