We got up early this morning and walked across the parking lot to the kayak tour company and prepared to kayak up the Wailua River. We had about 13 people in our party and we set off for the marina. We unloaded the boats and set out. It was absolutely amazing. The water was cool, but as calm as a lake. We paddled about two miles then beached the kayaks and then hiked about a mile through the orignal area where Kauai was settled. We actually were hiking through and irrigation canal that was built over 800 years before. It was hard to believe at that time there wasn't a forest. All of the forest has been developed over the past two hundred years by trees brought from other places. Apparently there was a flood on the river last November that brought a 20 foot wall of water through the forest. Where the water went you could see stacks of trees some more than a hundred years old. It left clear spots in the forest which were quickly being overtaken with green vegetation. The fall was really cool, we stopped and ate lunch there. On the way back we saw the ancient queen's bathing area. After arriving back at the marina we were really tired, but had reservations for the Smith family Luau a couple of hours later. The Luau was incredible, the music was good, the food was good and the dancers were incredible.
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