If we had to pick a favorite, this spot would probably be it. This was a quaint, little island that packs a great deal of amazing beauty. It seems every which way you looked, there it was. It was only about thirty miles up and down and twenty-five miles east to west so they claimed "You could never be permanently lost" here.
It was a great way to end this incredible journey. We took in just about everything we could here and yet, it was relaxing at a comfortable pace. You could have beach to ourselves. Chickens and roosters were rampid though, they say because of storms several years ago upset their coops and there no mongoose on the island (which would eat their eggs) as we had seen on the other two.
The horseback ride to the waterfall was alot of fun. On the way back, we crossed the top of he waterfall and did a short rock climb back up to our horses. Mine was named Alf and he did a good job and getting me where we intended to go. Jon's horse was quite the muncher, but did well also.
The helicopter ride seemed to go by so fast as there was just SO MUCH to see. We had the good fortune of having an agent from Kauai book our adventures so although the first day was very rainy, we fared well with all of our excursions through the rest of our week. We learned how to make our own Mai Tais with local light and dark rum. We, of course, had to try local donut-like treats called Malsados which where yummy. We watched little crabs run back from the shoreline into the ocean waves.
On our last night, we walked the beach and watched the sun go down. We then had an amazing fine dining experience on Gaylord's plantation before heading to the airport for a very late departure. That made the first seven hour flight go by fast and by the end of the next day, we were back....to snow and cold, but greeted with much warmth and love from the young half of our family...an easy landing for our safe return.
