The most significant highlight of our trip to Pono Kai this time was the Napali Coast Tour. You can reach this place only by boat or by helicopter because of its rugged terrain. The tour lasted for four and a half hours from embarkation at 2:00PM until disembarkation at 6:30 PM. We had to drive for an hour to reach Port Allen at the western tip of the island. We used Blue Dolphin Charters.
We rode a pretty large motored catamaran. The captain, Elia, used the motor engine to reach and return from the Napali Coast for one and a half hours each way. It was a comfortable ride.
As we get closer to the Napali Coast, we started seeing some mountains on the coast, but these were not as grand as the real Napali Coast mountains.
As we were turning around the corner of this mountain, the coastline scenery changed quite a bit to be a lot more grandeur than the earlier ones.
Photos cannot show the impressions of this mountainous coastline at all, but they were totally otherworldly. We had a similar impression when we were watching the scenery of Milford Sound in New Zealand from the boat.
On the way back, we had the unexpected pleasure of watching dolphins. The captain said that dolphins are like squirrels to them. They are everywhere in Kauai. They were jumping up here and there, but we could not take photos because they were moving so fast. Kristin captured one.
As we were returning to the port, the sun was setting. The crew served us with a simple dinner and we were preparing to watch the sunset. Another catamaran was passing by and the silhouette was beautiful with the reflection.
The sun sets on all terrains, but the sunset on the ocean horizon looks most beautiful. The setting sun could be blocked by the clouds, but we saw one of them on this tour.
By the time we returned to the port, it was already dark.
After we disembarked from the catamaran, we drove for an hour to return to Pono Kai. It was a full day of enjoyment and excitement. - Jeffrey
