We have been busy seeing the beauty of the Island of Kauai. And soaking up the sun.
When we first got here the weather was unbelievable for like 4 days straight. The ocean was sooo calm. Like glass. We went snorkeling at Tunnels Reef (shown in the self portrait) with the famous Rhino Rock that begins the Na Pali Coast and is the literal End of the Road. Underwater there is a faint clicking noise from the shrimp that mine canyons in the coral to grow and harvest algae in.
Hanalei Bay was as smooth as drew had ever seen.
This is the pier on our first trip to the bay.
We hiked past the rhino rock and walked Kalau trail to Hanakapia Beach. On the trail we passed a group of locals that had swam from the end of the road to the beach and were running the 2 miles back barefoot.
When we where almost to the beach we saw the warning sign.... 78 drownings or so. 
I only went in the ocean to my knees when we made it back to the beach from the 4 mile (round trip) walk to the falls! We also made friends with a couple from Tennessee and walked with them from the beach up to the magnificent waterfall. The water fall trail was lush forrest with huge mango trees, bamboo, guava trees, and many flowering plants that I don't know their names. Hawaiians inhabited this valley until recently and we saw evidence of their presence along the way... most noticable was a large stone fire place left in a bamboo grove.
Back to the waterfall: An epic 100 pluse foot drop over a sheer cliff into a deep pool which drained into a rock stream and down into the ocean. The cliff side surrounding the waterfall had tiny ferns growing from the wet rocks.More adventures to share..... but next time or this will never get published
