Kauai - reflections of a risk-adverse person hiking Napali
After 4 days on Kauai, I’ve experienced a number of places and activities, none dealing with roosters, helicopters, or golf. Along with Tessa, Jordy, and Caroline, we’ve hiked and snorkeled our way to some interesting sites. I’ve learned more about Kauai’s features, hardly anything about what life is like for Kauai’s non-vacationing residents, and a bit about myself, particularly about my risk tolerance. Just prior to our visit, it rained, a lot. In fact, the Kalalau Trail into the Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park was closed when we arrived due to heavy rain (later we saw that parts of the trail needed to be rerouted because of landslides), and the Hanalei River was coloring the Hanalei Bay a muddy brown from the runoff. That meant a number of trails were potentially Slip’n Slide rides on the cliffs. I mentioned in a previous blog that we were always seeing signs or getting verbal warnings in eastern Australia to watch out for stingers (box ...