Later that morning/afternoon, everyone headed out to Wiamea Canyon. Wiamea means reddish water in Hawaiian, and it does remind me of Sedona - but with more humidity.
The three of us headed out on the Canyon Ditch Trail... which is exactly what it was, a trail to the old ditches that in the 1870, Chinese workers dug by hand to get fresh water to the sugar cane crops. We went about 6 miles round trip, and at one point we turned out on a narrow trail to see some amazing waterfalls.
I planned to carry Tessa the first part of the hike, but she fell asleep on the way back, so it was the two of us the whole way! (and yes... my heart was beating soooo fast while walking with her on that ridge!)
After we got back to the car, we drove the rest of the way up the canyon to the top, and took a picture of the fog. Kauai is home to the wettest spot on earth (Mount Wai'ale'ale) and it gets an average of 400 inches of rain per year. The warm ocean air hits the cliffs and rises rapidly... causing it to cool fast... making RAIN! As we drove down, you hit the shelf of clouds... and it leaves you with a sunny beach!
Tomorrow - Family Fun!
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So awesome! We went there for our honeymoon and are hoping to go back... maybe for our 10th anniversary next year. Gorgeous pics.
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