Paul and I spent the week of March 3 - 11, 2013 in Kauai, HI. The first day we decided to hike the "Blue Hole" trail which takes you to the heart or center of Kauai and is the wettest place on earth. Since we didn't have 4 wheel drive, we parked the Mustang convertible a short way down the bumpy road and walked 3 miles to the trail. The narrow trail wound through dense and often muddy jungle and cris-crossed the stream. We were glad we had hiking poles as it was hard to balance while crossing the stream and through the mud. The trail was marked occasionally with pink plastic ties on the tree branches and sometimes rock cairns. This is a popular area for helicopter tours and leads to the gate shown in the movie "Jurasic Park". After about a mile and a half of bushwacking through the jungle, it was already getting late, we decided to turn back. We saw beautiful waterfalls in the distance, orchids everywhere and a large yellow mushroom. We did not see any animals or scary insects. It was a very satisfying, fun and adventurous day. On the way back some kids gave us a ride the last mile to our car. 
Click on this link to see a great photo of the Blue Hole http://great-hikes.com/blog/blue-hole/
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