Kauai, Hawaii

About 8 million years ago a volcano broke the surface of the ocean. This formed the beginning of what is now know as the Hawaiian Islands. Kauai is the oldest of these Islands. The volcanoes that formed it have been extinct for a long time. It is sometimes called the "Garden Island" because of its beauty. There are rugged coasts, awesome canyons, and beautiful flowers and trees. There are many waterfalls. Kauai has been used as the setting for many movies.

	The rugged coast is beautiful. There are also beautiful beaches.
Sometimes lava tubes extend into the ocean. If a hole forms at the top, when the waves rush into the tube, water is shot out of the top. These are called "blowholes". When the waves are big sometimes the water can shoot as far as 100 feet into the air.
Waimea Canyon has been called the "Grand Canyon of the Pacific".
	The canyon is eroded from the volcano. The streams flow to the ocean which can be seen from the overlook.
We could see birds and goats in the canyon.		The canyon has many colors from the green vegetation to the red volcanic rock.
	Wailua River is the only navigable river in Hawaii. Sacred Temples lined the river in ancient days. A boat trip up the river leads to beautiful Fern Grotto.
Fern Grotto is a shallow cave.
	The guides sing the "Hawaiian Wedding Song" to demonstrate how sound is amplified by the setting of the cave.
		It was named because of the ferns that grow down from the cave walls at the entrance.
	Opaekaa Falls tumbles from the cliffs nearby.

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