The Kauai Bible

Thanks to our tour guide, Kristen, we had so much fun on our trip to Kauai. We were on the go all the time! Kristen commented that she wondered what she had spent more time doing: planning for this trip or actually going on the trip itself. Paul and I were the beneficiaries of her planning. We joked with Kristen about bringing the "Kauai Bible" with us, otherwise known as "The Ultimate Guide to Kuaui" book. But, it really helped us find our way around the island!



We were glad Kristen brought her book when we went on the Jungle Falls hike. We would never have even found the trailhead without it. There are a lot of cool things on the island, but people don't know about them because nothing is marked. Here is Paul getting ready to go on the rope swing. This place was awesome, and we had it all to ourselves for along time.



Cory did a great job blogging about our fun trip! If you want to see some cool pictures, go to Cory and Kristen's blog at http://edwardsfam.blogspot.com.

A picture's worth a 1,000 words (and $300)

Of course this picture is priceless because it is of Cory and Kristen. But, it was also the last picture I was able to take with our camera before it was ruined in its"waterproof" pouch. Kristen somehow convinced us to go kayaking in the open sea for 17 miles down the Napali Coast while we were on "vacation" in Hawaii. You have no idea how terribly nervous I was to do this and while Kristen was saying "What an adventure!" I was praying we wouldn't die (literally). I felt somewhat better knowing we had a tour guide. But he was a too busy trying to reinacted the moment of "Kiss the Girl" from Little Mermaid with his new Hawaiian fling to even know that the rest of us we there.

The only thing that this tour guide said to me was "Angela, stop worrying about the paddling and look around at the beautiful scenery." I had a hard time doing this because I was afraid we were going to huli (that means flip over in the water). Now that its over, I'm glad we did it! I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a real adventure... just don't take your digital camera, remember to take something for motion sickness, wear lots of sunscreen, and be able to relieve yourself at sea (or hold it for 12 hours- I don't think I'll share my personal experience about this one.)