Then we attempted the Hanakapi'ai Trail. It's an 11 mile hike that boasts spectacular beach, river, and waterfall views. Eleven miles. Jeff said F that but we did hike a little bit to get some awesome ocean shots.
Remember the picture in the heli post where I pointed out the trail? That was Hanakapi'ai. I did want to go further and some people we passed on the way up made it all the way to the waterfall said it was worth it. However, the path is very narrow and the side is a complete drop. My vertigo started to flare (?) and I needed to get back on flat land fast. Jeff didn't really understand but I'm certain he didn't want to hike the whole thing. I was really disappointed by my reaction because I had hoped to return another day when we were better prepared for the estimated 4 hour hike. After the "hike" we walked along the beach marveling at the beautiful blue and green water.
This was our first day in Kauai and I just could not get enough of that water. We walked along the scorching sand which felt like a second hike. The sand is seriously thick, and hot; did I already mention that the sand is hot? Jeff kept walking farther and farther away from the crowds and I finally realized he was looking for shells (always with the shells) and sharks teeth.
He bends down to pick something up and says, "see when you get away from everyone you start to find the really cool stuff." He picks up the item and drops it immediately and says, "Gross". Yes, it's always best to get away from the crowd to pick up nasty things. Then he got totally absorbed in these rocks for 30 minutes.
I got fed up and headed back and found this tadpole cesspool feeding right into the pristine ocean. Also gross.
We went back to Ke'e Beach a few times during the week since it was so easy to find, just drive until you can't anymore. It was our destination for the cloudy sunset.
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Gorgeous!
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