Zip Lining in Kauai

Another island, another tour. This time I went on a hiking/swimming/zip line tour through the red dirt of Kauai. We headed to Kipu Ranch, the working cattle farm right next door to the falls that I jumped off of a few weeks ago.


We trekked through the rich red dirt of Kauai, so famous for its high clay content and its remarkable staining power. There had been torrential downpours for the last few days, so the trail was nice and soggy for us.


We hiked across many river crossings to arrive at a rope swing. We continued on to a zip line and jumping platform at the base of a waterfall. We stopped for some swimming, to the dismay of some of the non-dirt-oriented passengers. Well, it did get the mud off our legs.


We got back on the wagon, and trundled past the sleeping giant (in the mountain range).


We then stopped for lunch, and suited up for the zip line. After some congestion, we headed to the base of a waterfall and zipped across a river. We got two solid runs on the zip line, then it was time to call it a day.


We were all muddy and mosquito-bitten, and ready for the luxury of the ship. We got back with plenty of time before setting sail. So I did some lighting maintenance.