Hanakapiai Waterfall

I loved the scenic hike along the Napali coast on the island of Kauai.  It had rained the night before so the path was muddy as can be, but it was amazing!  All of our group hiked 2 miles and had lunch at this amazing beach!  From there, part of the group continued up the river to see the waterfall while the rest of the group headed back to check out some beaches (Tunnell Beach and Anini Beach).

I hiked up 2 more miles and loved every minute of it.  So many cool trees, the bamboo and crossing the river multiple times.  I was happy I was wearing my tevas for this hike.  Once we got to the waterfall, we jumped right in and swam around in the water, let the water fall on our faces and just enjoyed the amazing surroundings.  It was beautiful.  The feeling of floating through the water, while having the water splash down on your face as you look up was perfect.  These are the memories that I want to create for myself and my family.  It was a beautiful part of the island and it reminded me of the forests in WA a little bit, since there was moss on a lot of the rocks and trees.  I guess this part of the island gets a lot of rain.