On our last day of the cruise Tara and I did an excursion to Wailua River and Fern Grotto, I would say that this was my least favorite excursion, though I did still enjoy it. It was a group of around 90 people and we were picked up from the ship and taken on 2 different buses. Our driver/guide was really good and had a fun personality. I ended up talking to him quite a bit about my camera.
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| Opaekaa Falls |
Our first stop was at Opaekaa Falls for a photo stop. The falls were nice and there were a bunch of chickens around. There are chickens running free all around the island and are quite a nuisance to the residents.
After that we met our boat that would take the whole group down the Wailua River. The boat was large enough to hold us all, but we didn't have a good view of the river from our seats. I think it would have been nicer with a smaller group on one of the smaller boats. But sailing on the river was relaxing. Once docked we walked a bit to the Grotto which was pretty to look at, though not up to the beauty of some of the other things we had seen on the trip. While there, we had a couple local performers who played and danced to the Hawaiian Wedding Song. Then we went back to the boat to sail back, this time we had entertainment from the local performers who showed us some of the Hawaiian dances and taught us how to hula. After that we went back to the ship with a quick photo stop at a coastal area.
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| Fern Grotto |
Overall it was an enjoyable excursion, but the group was too big and the sites weren't as cool as the other things we had seen.
