Surf's Up

Another beautiful day in the 80's on Kaua'i. We started out the day going to see the Wailua Falls. It was a bumpy ride but we made it. No hiking to this waterfall, you just drive up and see the whole thing. In ancient times men would jump off the top of the falls to prove their manhood. Unfortunately there were many "men" who did not survive the 173 ft. jump.

I did not think about Kaua'i being a farming community. But there were ranches and grazing steers. We also saw some very strange flowers. More research is required to figure out what these are.

We drove further north and finally found some surfers. Apparently the riptides were not so dangerous in this area because there quite a few surfers, young and old. They were interesting to watch.

Rick and I took a late afternoon hike into a forest area. It became quite dense, but strangely we did not see any animals or birds. Daylight was running out so we only made it about a quarter way up to the top, but still had some very good views of the area.

Another great day on the east side of the island. Tomorrow we head for the northern coast. It tends to be more rainy there during the winter months. So we will see if our luck holds!