Kauai--Day 3
We began the day slowly.
Originally, we thought we would get in a short hike, maybe a mile or two, but that didn't work out. Instead, we headed out for a quick view of the Wailua waterfall, which is just down the road. You've already seen a couple of the photos. We had thought to hike in to the base of the fall, but the trail was closed a few years back because it is too steep and slippery. Well, that and the fact that several people died making the attempt. A good reason to close the trail. So now you can only view the falls from the road above.
After the falls, we quickly drove over to Port Allen to meet up with my room-mate's family and the newlyweds for the sunrise dinner cruise to the Na Pali coast. The weather was rough, so we didn't make it all the way out to the nose, but still we had a wonderful time. I actually love standing at the front of the boat and letting the wind and salt spray hit me head on. Yes, I was drenched, but it was great fun.
At one point, both on the way out and the way back, we were surrounded by a pod of spinner dolphins. Beautiful and friendly, they put on a show for us. Apparently, this particular breed does not survive well in captivity. They rarely last a day. So you can only view them in the wild.
We also saw whale spouts everywhere. They're here to birth. On the way back one surfaced no more than 25-50 yards behind the boat. It's an amazing sight. I haven't seen so many spouts since I was a kid living off the Strait of Juan de Fuca during migration season.
Originally, we thought we would get in a short hike, maybe a mile or two, but that didn't work out. Instead, we headed out for a quick view of the Wailua waterfall, which is just down the road. You've already seen a couple of the photos. We had thought to hike in to the base of the fall, but the trail was closed a few years back because it is too steep and slippery. Well, that and the fact that several people died making the attempt. A good reason to close the trail. So now you can only view the falls from the road above.
After the falls, we quickly drove over to Port Allen to meet up with my room-mate's family and the newlyweds for the sunrise dinner cruise to the Na Pali coast. The weather was rough, so we didn't make it all the way out to the nose, but still we had a wonderful time. I actually love standing at the front of the boat and letting the wind and salt spray hit me head on. Yes, I was drenched, but it was great fun.
At one point, both on the way out and the way back, we were surrounded by a pod of spinner dolphins. Beautiful and friendly, they put on a show for us. Apparently, this particular breed does not survive well in captivity. They rarely last a day. So you can only view them in the wild.
We also saw whale spouts everywhere. They're here to birth. On the way back one surfaced no more than 25-50 yards behind the boat. It's an amazing sight. I haven't seen so many spouts since I was a kid living off the Strait of Juan de Fuca during migration season.
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