Hi All! Sorry it's been a while. 2009 has proved ridiculously busy and difficult - leaving little time for adventure and even less for bloggin'. Anyway - let's get on with it. Arrived in Kauai last Friday - staying in a lovely home in Hanalei Bay on the North Shore. After chillin for the first 48 hours trying to find our sanity after a crazy year, we decided to head out. Climb a mountain, swim with fish, grab a drink, SOMETHING. Rainiest day so far and we decide to hike the Hanalei Okolehao Trail. We finished our delicious and nutritious breakfast of local mangos, papayas, "apple bananas" and eggs, grabbed some water and took off. The trail gains about 1,250 feet in less than 2 miles, so we basically hiked a huge muddy slip 'n' slide. I think the white Adidas shorts that made it all through high school soccer finally met their match. The views, however, made it well worth it. Truly stunning panoramas of the entire north shore... We also ran across a really freaky tree with what appeared to be a dried up alien coming out. Check out pics below.
Not being as prepared as perhaps the more seasoned Kauai hiker, we forgot towels, plastic bags, change of clothes... had to drive home in the skivvies while sitting on torn out pages of some airport guidebook. Luckily, that kinda thing would hardly faze anyone on this laid-back island.
Aloha for now, friends and fam. Miss you and wish you were here. Will post about snorkeling, waterfalls, and the perils of mosquito-induced anemia soon.
xoxo
k and d
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