The last two days have been a whirlwind-so much so that I haven't had a chance to write anything for the blog.
On Wednesday, we got up bright and early to go ziplining. There were about 12 in our group and we piled into a white van and drove to the middle of the island. The first zipline was also the longest. We were given two options: go forward and jump off the edge or face backwards and fall off the edge. Being the adventurous sort, I was the first in our group to go backwards. It's pretty scary, but very exciting. Imagine stage diving backwards off a 100 foot platform. You free fall for only a split second-just long enough to wonder if you're going to plunge to your death before the line grabs you and you speed across the canyon. The next time across I went backwards again and so did Jen! Don't worry-there are photos!
The next zip was a part zip, part repel. You back down backwards and feed the rope from behind your back to go down the line. This time we could control our speed and take in the scenery around us-trees everywhere, a small waterfall, and ANOTHER rooster (they're everywhere on this island I tell you!). At the end of this line, we took a little break for snacks and juice.
The next line was the most fun because we got to go UPSIDE DOWN! We started off at the top of the ledge, faced backwards, stretched out our arms and closed our eyes as the zipline jerked us off the platform. You didn't go upside down automatically, but doing so was pretty easy. You just had to pull your feet up over your head and rotate your body backwards. Then you zoom across a small stream on the zipline and then back across and then back across one more time. When you finish, you're still up pretty high so the guide has to take you down with a 12 foot ladder.
After that zip, we had a pretty decent hike to Kipu Falls where a rope swing and a cliff and waterfall awaited us. We didn't want to risk taking the digital camera across the stream, but, if we had, it would have looked something like this (http://earthweb.ess.washington.edu/~justin/HAWAII/Kauai.htm). There was also a rope swing that let you go even higher into the air before you let go and splashed into the swimming hole below. There were some locals there when we were there doing all kinds of crazy stuff. One kid swung out on the rope, didn't let go so he could swing back and land into a tree only to jump from the tree and do a flip before landing in the water. (If you go to YouTube and search for Kipu Falls, I'm pretty sure that there's video of what these kids were doing.
After the ziplline, Jen and I went back to the hotel and finally got some good beach time in. That night, we went to dinner at a place called Tomcats. I got beer battered shrimp with chili as an appetizer and Jen got poke'. For our main course, I got pasta with ahi, shrimp, and tomatoes. Very delicious! Jen had Macadamian nut-encrusted Mahi mahi with mashed potatoes. She also had a "Cononut Willy" to drink-it tasted a lot like a Dreamcicle. The portions were so large that we had to get a doggie bag!
Well, the plane is getting ready to take off. I'll tell you all about Thursday in the next posting.
Aloha!
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