I am a Japanese female who came to the U.S. for the research opportunity as a scientist.
In my free time, I go hiking, backpacking, XC skiing. I love to be in the deep wilderness. I write my adventures from all over the world and Introduce the beauty of nature, from a viewpoint of Japanese.
日本出身の女性研究者かつハイカー。
休日はハイキング、バックパッキング、クロスカントリスキーなどで多忙。
日本人の視点から見た世界中の自然の美しさを、読者が旅をしているような感覚で読んで頂ければと思い、このブログを作成。
2019-04-07
Hawai'i Kauai Island Trip Day7
On the 6th day, we hiked in the Waimea Canyon. It is called the Grand Canyon of Pacific. It is a magnificent canyon with really big falls. At the bottom of the canyon, there was a river.
Mr.S1 was walking ahead, but after we reached the falls, we couldn't find him. It was the half way point, but he thought that the falls was the destination (I thought so too until Mr.N mentioned it), and he seemed to have turned back. We asked several strangers if they had seen an Indian guy with a hat and shorts and everyone said that he was heading back. Because he always hikes very fast, we were sure that it was impossible to catch up with him. So we gave up trying to catch up with him and we took a break at the viewpoint. I ate fishcake and mochi.
On the way back to the trailhead, we ran into our friend Mr.G from the Bay Area, California. What a coincidence! He was in Hawaii, on the same island, on the same trail, at the same time. We chatted for a while, and then Mr.G reminded us of that he had met Mr.S1 on the trail. We thought that Mr.S1 might be quite annoyed with our slow pace, so we said goodbye to Mr.G and went to the trailhead. We checked out the view of Niihau and went to the beach.
My first sight of Niihau and my first learn of Niihau was here. Island of Niihau is located in about 18 miles west of Kauai, so it is visible from Kauai. The island is owned by Robinson family. Total population is only 200 people. Primary language is Niihau dialect of Hawaiian. No water system, no paved road, etc. No hotel or accommodation, so I guess not many tourists go there. It is mysterious to me.
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