An adventuresome twosome
Jul 17th, 2008 by Emily
Through knowing us and reading our blog, you may come to understand that we’re adventure seekers. That is, when Matt can pry me away from a lava flow, enjoyed while lounging and reading on the beach. 
To continue from our last post, here are some more of our Kauai adventures.
Fern Grotto
We unfortunately agreed with our guidebook that the Fern Grotto tour wasn’t as exciting as it may have once been. The hurricane and closure of a plant that turned out to be the source of the attraction led to a lackluster tour. That’s not to say we still weren’t impressed. We were officially married Hawaiian style by musicians performing the Hawaiian Wedding Song — made popular by Elvis — and saw some beautiful landscapes.
Can you spot the gecko?
Wilua River
The wild chickens and roosters were attacking Matt while I was reading up on the history of the river.
The Jungle Hike
This picture was actually from the dreaded hike I mentioned in yesterday’s post. Something tells me my brother Mike would have wanted this car as a souvenir.
**VIDEO COMING SOON**
The sad part about the jungle hike is that we never actually got there. While our Impala proved impressive on the unpaved roads, it simply could not master the huge, flooded dinosaur footprint. (Jurassic Park was filmed at the hike’s trail head, so that’s why I’m convinced the huge pothole was a dinosaur.)
Polihale State Park
Our Impala proved victorious on the unpaved road to Polihale State Park, whose beach borders the famous Na Pali coastline. Apparently it’s also called the Living Dead Beach, since the cliffs overlooking the beach used to be spiritual launchpads where foreigners would be thrown over as sacrifices to the gods. It’s also a beach you can drive on. There were five large trucks of locals blasting music when we arrived. Shortly after we set up a mini picnic, one of the trucks began to gun for us… that is until it turned to go over a dune. I was scared for a second, and this was before I knew of the area’s “loving” history for haole.
Up next–our helicopter adventure!
You guys are too cute! Also, I talked to Matthew about locals sizes, he said he’s a normal 10-11, and we can’t find the size on his old locals. So if that’s too vague, it’s understandable. And he just needs a pair of black ones! Thanks
I’ll do my best, but haven’t found any in the stores yet.