Land at last!

So, anyway back to writing again. At this point in the trip, we have arrived in Kauai. Nice day indeed. We decided to see a things on land that did not include staying on the boat. This included our guided tour to the fern grotto. The boat ride lasted about a half to and back. We listened to some stories about the growing land and how bad Hurricane Iniki. It is important to the island because of the extreme devistation, but also for freeing millions of chickens.

The ride lead us to a brief walk up to the grotto. It was a beutiful walk through the fauna, up to the grotto. After we got there we were told how the hurricane devasted the island and set free lots of chickens and that the ferns have not really grown back yet. Then the guides performed a very nice cermony.

On our way back we got to listen to more traditional music and dance as we floated back to the bus tour. We left and headed to see a couple of waterfalls and where they filmed the opening scenes to Raiders of the Lost Ark and Fantasy Island.
Afterwards, we ended our day with a brief tour of a park outside of the port. We heard stories from the guide about how a large hurricane came to the island and set the chickens free all over the island. Later that night, we had a faboulus Italian meal that did not include chicken.