About 14 years ago David and I took a small boat cruise up the Na Pali coastline. I remembered it being a spectacular tour and this time was no different (minus the 10 ft. swells but we will get back to that). Kauai is the island where they filmed Jurassic Park, as well as a few scenes from an Indiana Jones movie. The mountain peaks rise straight out of the water and are very dramatic.
We were accompanied by a few turtles on the trip and at one point a whole bunch of spinner dolphins showing off for us. We were lucky and had a few humpback whale sightings too (no photos though, too unpredictable).
Ok, back to the swells. It was an ok day, pretty overcast and not too hot but not raining either. The sail lasts for about 6 hours and includes a stop for snorkeling and lunch before returning. About the time we hit hour 2 the wind picked way up and the boat was really bouncing - just ask Olivia who was up front on the trampoline nearly being thrown into the deep with each wave (and loving it). Emily and I started to feel a little woozy. She decided to sleep it off but I went a different route. Yep, Mrs. Navy actually threw up over the side of the boat in the company of all my new friends. How great is that? My kids thought it was pretty funny. Ha ha.
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