Sunday, November 16, 2014

Kauai day 4 Kayak/hike

We spent half a day on a kayak/hike tour up the Wailua River to a "secret waterfall". We showed up at Kayak Wailua and met our guide Diana, a friendly young lady with lots of kayaking experience.
We set off from the marina and paddled up the river for about an hour before putting in at the landing area. We then crossed through the water on foot to the opposite bank and used a rock and some tree roots as a ladder to climb the bank. We hiked up a trail for about 45 minutes before arriving at Uluwehi Falls. The trail was quite muddy in places and about ankle deep, which the guides describe as "dry" for that trail.  I've read reviews from people who say they slogged through mud that was almost knee high! The falls were pretty, about 100 feet tall.  We enjoyed the falls and had a snack, then headed back to the kayaks.  The snack, by the way, was a loaf of pineapple-mango-coconut-macadamia nut bread! Delicious! We bought it a church craft fair we saw on the way to Wailua.
The trip back down the river was actually more difficult than the initial trip because there is a headwind that blows up the river from the sea, so you're paddling against the wind the whole time.
We enjoyed the trip and thought it was a great way to spend our afternoon.

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