Kauai: day four

Kipu Falls was a destination that had been recommended by several friends.

We were especially interested in the rope swing into the pool.

The trail head was seriously an unmarked path off the side of the road.

It was rainy and a bit muddy, again.

By this point, we were pretty used to it!

We couldn't get over the vegetation.

Grass as high as an elephant's eye.

Once at the falls, we explored around but didn't go swimming.

There was crazy debris in the pool, and we didn't wan't to temp fate with too much lepto exposure.

And we had spent the last few days being wet all day long...

The rope swing sure looked like fun though.

Then we drove up to the outlook over Wailua falls. All the waterfalls were understandably crazy during our week there. Usually, this water fall is forked. We got to see it as a giant gusher. There is a hike that goes down to the base of the falls. There was a local guy weaving baskets at the outlook who was telling us about it. At his recommendation, we didn't venture down the muddy slippy trail.
Instead we headed back to our place for a nap and then more snorkeling and swimming. Cori and I rented boogie boards too, though there wasn't much surf that afternoon. It was fun hanging out with Cory and Brittany. We made yummy food every night. They indulged me in watching American Idol. We worked a puzzle.