{"id":301,"date":"2014-04-12T18:00:26","date_gmt":"2014-04-13T04:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.afeinbergphotography.com\/blog\/?p=301"},"modified":"2014-09-26T13:11:36","modified_gmt":"2014-09-26T23:11:36","slug":"a-trip-down-the-na-pali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afeinbergphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/a-trip-down-the-na-pali\/","title":{"rendered":"A Trip Down The Na Pali- Lost World"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s pretty amazing.\u00a0 In the 6+ years I’ve lived on Kauai I’ve seen the Na Pali coast from the water, twice.\u00a0 Once I was actually kayaking and focused on self preservation, the other time was a couple of months after I moved out to the island.\u00a0 So…it’s safe to say this was a long time coming.\u00a0 So when a friend offered to take a jet ski down the coast for sunset, who was I to argue.
\nNow, it should be mentioned I am a land mammal by nature.\u00a0 Once in and around water my comfort level drops by quite a bit.\u00a0 Now put me on a jet ski, flying\/bouncing\/jostling across the water and it’s fair to say my tension level raises just a bit.\u00a0 So…there we go…down the coast, leaving from Hanalei Bay around 430pm.\u00a0 The coast is truly amazing.\u00a0 And being that I do not leave it very often to get these perspectives, I am constantly amazed by this island I call home.\u00a0 The ride is pretty choppy.\u00a0 It’s been pretty windy over the last few days and the wind swell has kicked up to a solid roll.\u00a0 Onward we go; past Lumahai, Wainiha, around the reef at Tunnels and past Ha’ena and Ke’e Beach.\u00a0 And now the epic stretch of coast that is the Na Pali lies ahead.\u00a0 There are a lot of clouds around and off to the west and north the sun is hiding behind layers of cirrus and a rainy cumulus off in the distance.\u00a0 I lean forward and say to Joel and say it’s a coin flip…50\/50 on getting any light.\u00a0\u00a0 As we make our way southwest he shows me the sea caves that I’ve heard and seen photos of but never with my own eyes.\u00a0 Double Door…with the waterfall falling through a hole in the ceiling; Open Ceiling cave…with a giant opening in the roof that fell in.\u00a0 It is here we stopped for a while and the thoughts started turning.\u00a0 Yet another project to chase after.\u00a0 However, we decided that the chance of the good light was too iffy to wait and went back to Kalalau.
\nKalalau is a magical place.\u00a0 Massive fluted cliffs rise out of the beach, the Valley just to the left (looking at the coast from the ocean).\u00a0\u00a0 The only way to reach this mythical destination is hiking a very strenuous 11 miles from Ke’e Beach or by boat.\u00a0 And it’s worth it.\u00a0 Just ask someone who’s been.\u00a0 We sat off the coast and watched the clouds and chances of good light.\u00a0 Snapping a few photos (yes the camera was in my hand while sitting on a jetski and I was holding it tight).\u00a0 While shooting we generally have the motor off as to not disturb the water around us and keep still.\u00a0 I mentioned we should reposition a bit further back and to the left.\u00a0 **click click click**\u00a0 motor didnt turn over.\u00a0 NOT a place one wants to get stuck.\u00a0 Joel turns the starter again and after sputtering it turns over and the engine is on.\u00a0 Now it’s decided that we keep it idling, and therefore moving, until we get back as not to risk it.\u00a0 Yikes.\u00a0 As we circle back around the sun starts to hit the gap in the clouds we saw across the horizon.\u00a0 The light is on the beach but the clouds and mountains are still dark.\u00a0 Clicking away as we circle around.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Then the real show…the sun fills the coast and finally bam!\u00a0 Because we couldnt shut the engine off I was standing on the jetski, holding on to the back of Joel’s life vest with one hand, and photographing with the other.\u00a0 Snap snap snap.
\nOk…time to get back north!\u00a0 Pack up the bag, on the back and off.\u00a0 Even faster than we got down the coast.\u00a0 The constant shaking is briefly abates every so often as we take air over the waves, only to be smacked right back down to the surf.\u00a0 Getting back to Hanalei finally we witness an awesome light show.\u00a0 I take a few more photos but in the back of my mind I already got what I needed from the day.\u00a0 What a ride!
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