We woke up this morning without a plan, so we got a bit of a slow start this morning. We decided to do a portion of the Kalaulau trail which is a trail that begins at the very end of the road that circles around Kauai. Similar to the other trails we hiked, the Kalaulau trail is considered to be a difficult hike. The entire trail is 11 miles, but we decided to do only the first and possibly the second segment of the trail. After eating a hearty breakfast at home, we drove out there and started on the trail around 11:30 AM. The beginning of the hike had a steep incline and was extremely rocky. We took our time stepping from rock to rock, and at times it got very slippery because the rocks were wet. After about only 20 minutes we were able to get a nice view of Ke'e beach and the water. As we walked, the trail seemed to get muddier with puddles all over. At first we tried to avoid the mud, but after a while it became inevitable that we were going to get muddy. Also, we crossed a number of streams. It took us about 2.5 hours to hike 2 miles which took us to the end of the first segment of the hike. The trail conditions were poor, so we decided not to continue on after lunch.
We enjoyed our packed lunches (salami and cheese sandwiches again) on the beach. While sitting on a rock, we watched a few surfers out in the ocean. After our break, we headed back to the car. Our pace on the return hike was much faster, and it started to rain which made certain parts of the trail even more muddy. Shin slipped on the trail and got mud all over his legs and shorts. We would share pictures, but we didn't bring the slr camera with us on the hike. Other than Shin's fall, we didn't have any other embarassing moments.
On our way home, we stopped off in Hanalei and rewarded ourselves by picking up some smoothies. Once we got back to the condo, we showered and started the laundry.
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