Day 6 in Hawaii

Day 6 in Hawaii - Finally our long awaited rafting trip with our favorite boating company Captain Andy’s. Watch the video of the rafting adventure on Captain Andy’s website it’s the most insane thing ever. We left about 11 am and headed to Kikiaola Boat Harbor near Wiamea. This is the closest harbor to the Napali Coast to depart from. After captain Matt and Danny went over the details of our trip we headed out to sea and toward the Napali coast. Captain Matt explained a lot of points along the way. The ledges on the Napali Coast erupted from the sea, the swells were pretty big and you really had to hold on tight. First stop was snorkeling and the kids loved it. The kids jumped right in once Captain Matt assured them there were no sharks in the area.






After several miles of traveling along the coast and taking in the incredible scenery we made it to the first of several sea caves. These caves were incredible and we actually took the boat right into them, the first few were pretty small but we were able to enter them and look around.











About the third cave we entered had a small opening Captain Matt hit the throttle and we went flying into the dark and we ended up in a huge open cavern. This used to be an enclosed cave, but after years of pacific pounding, the roof actually collapsed leaving a huge sunroof in the mountain. This cavern was probably 200 feet across, and Captain Matt said in the winter months this actually becomes one of the largest spouting horns in the world



A little further down the coast we came to a small opening with a waterfall coming right down the center, it looked like it only went in a few feet but we were in for a surprise. After describing the significance of the waterfall Captain Matt hit the gas and it looked like we were going to hit the wall, but we actually went into the cave at high speed into total darkness and actually came out several hundred yards up the coast. Turns out this cave was named two door, now we know why, pretty intense, the kids even thought it was pretty exciting.





I think everyone had pumped enough adrenalin through them, and we were ready for some lunch. We headed back down the coast to an ancient Hawaiian fishing village where we did a beach landing and had a hot lunch. After lunch we were given a tour of the village by Captain Danny. It was really incredible but smells like rotten fruit from the Noni trees.






After the tour it was time to head back home. Somehow Nick, Karie and I got stuck in the front of the boat and it was the roughest and scariest ride of my life. At one point my legs went numb and I thought I wasn’t going to be able to hold on any more. It was getting dark and the waves were getting bigger. Every minute that went by I felt like I would fall off the boat and get eaten by sharks.