Kauai: Day 7

Today we did a sailing trip with Captain Sundown. Captain Bob and his son Larry took us on an amazing sailing trip on their catamaran up the Na Pali Coast. We started out in Hanalei Bay early in the morning with about 10 other people. We followed the cost for a good couple of hours rolling with the swelling waves. I had to keep my eyes on the island and the Na Pali cliffs or I would start to get a little sea sick but it was a beautiful ride! Along the way we could see the hike we did the day before and then Larry pointed out the valley we saw from our hike at Waimea Canyon. It was cool to see the places we had already been from a different perspective.

We hiked the left side of these cliffs the day before.

The ridge line in this picture is what we hiked on the Na Pali cliffs

Once we got down to the end of the Na Pali cliffs we stopped for some snorkel time. The reef here was cool with lots of pockets and holes that the fish swam in and out of.
The water also felt great after being in the sun for a while on the boat.

After snorkeling we headed back down the coast back to Hanalei Bay. It started out slow while we at a sandwich lunch following the coast line closely. We were able to see a lot more of the details along the coast. There were a lot of waterfalls coming off the cliffs and caves as we headed to Hanalei. After about 20 min we turned a bend along the coast line and ended up going against the waves. This part of the boat ride was like a wet and wild roller coaster. We kept going up the big swells and then came crashing down onto waves and ended up getting soaked in the process! Each wave we hit came over the catamaran and drenched us. It was a lot of fun, but I wont lie, I was a little nervous about staying in my seat! Obviously, the camera went away at this point in time. I did want to get it wet!

Here is a picture though, of they bay once we returned.

Captain Sundown was the BEST tour we have ever done. It cost a lot but was worth every penny! I highly recommend him if any of you ever make it to Kauai!

After our sailing trip we laid low the rest of the day. We had some appetizers back at Kalypso before heading back to our home away from home. Then we basically crashed for the rest of the evening. But we did make it onto the beach for a quick glimpse of the sunset before retiring for the day.