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Kayaking the Wailua River - Sacred/Secret/Uluwehi Falls Tour

2/12/2014

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As part of a freelance writing gig I got for Kaua'i Traveler Magazine, Emily and I went kayaking on the Wailua River with Kayak Kauai.
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There are many companies that do this trip, but Kayak Kaua'i were the pioneers and launch directly from the Marina.  We were with a group of 12 people, including our excellent guide Jaime who grew up on the island.
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The two mile paddle was relatively easy on the broad river.  Motor boats were seen on the way back; otherwise we had the river to ourselves other than a few kayaks!  Later the river got too shallow so we beached our kayaks, crossed the stream and climbed up some serious roots!
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The trail was unbelievably muddy and washed out - the worst in at least 13 years according to one guide.  But we made it, er, waded through!
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There were even ancient remains of the irrigation canals used to irrigate the taro crops and later sugar cane fields.
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Finally we made it to the Falls, known as Secret Falls - the best known Secret, or Sacred Falls, or Uluwehi Falls, which means "lush and beautiful" in Hawaiian.
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There were some beautiful offerings at the base of the pool with smaller pools created by rocks a guide had arranged.
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Can you see the heart-shape the pool makes?
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This offering resembles the traditional Hawaiian dugout canoe.
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There were even some people rappelling off the falls!  (illegal according to our guide)
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And of course, there were chickens and roosters aplenty.
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And after we trekked back to the canoes, a beautiful peacock swooped down from the trees onto the riverbank before us!
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It was a very serene - even sacred! - stream, and a lovely tour.
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