Na Pali Coast

I'm so thankful to be feeling much better and also that Napali Makai could squeeze us into the tour for today. Departure was at 10:00 am, so we hopped into our Jeep and headed to the Kikiaola boat harbor, where we directed to meet Makai. We met up with 2 other couples when we arrived at the boat launch, one from New York and the other from Seattle. Makai arrived with his boat Kai Nalu and we were off! Exiting the harbor was a roller coaster ride!! Once we were out on the water it was smooth sailing. It took about an hour to reach the Napali Coast from the Kikiaola. The views were AMAZING, BREATHTAKING, SPECTACULAR, BEAUTIFUL...There are no words to describe the experience! The cliffs (some as high as 4,000 ft) were so lush, the color palette was crazy...greens and reds...gorgeous!! The coast is about 17 miles long. Makai did a fantastic job in narrating, pointing out the highlights. We stopped to snorkel, Shane got in (I opted to stay on the boat, for I was still a little queasy...). I got some really good photos of him in the water. The water was so blue and the visibility was probably 100 feet deep! After the snorkeling we stopped off for lunch. When the tour restarted Makai navigated us through some open ceiling caves, this was soooo COOL! This was one of the reasons I selected this tour, some of the other tours had larger boats that wouldn't be able to fit into the caves. We got to see the beach where the movie Six days and Seven Nights was shot. This was one of my favorite adventures in Hawaii! I am so very thankful we were able to take in this experience, mahalo Napali Makai!!