Wailua Falls, October 1997

Kauai, Hawaii

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We took a short detour on our way back to Lihue. We cut up a narrow road that crossed through sugarcane fields until we arrived at this beautiful double waterfall. Various tourist material noted that the opening scene of the old Fantasy Island TV show was filmed here at Wailua Falls. "Da plane, da plane!" Many different films and shows have apparently used the natural wonders of Kauai as a backdrop.
That evening we had dinner with Bruce and Toni (I won't place their last name on the Internet). Bruce attended a conference in Honolulu earlier in the week and Toni accompanied him, using it as an opportunity for an inexpensive Hawaiian vacation. By total coincidence they stayed at the same hotel as us in Kauai. We discovered this before we left on our journey, or I may have been severely shocked if I'd bumped into them unexpectedly in the lobby. It was nice to spend time with friends from home after being on the road for a couple of weeks, but it seemed bizarre sitting with them several thousand miles from where we normally would have seen them. We traded experiences and advice, such as this gem from Bruce and Toni: "If people in Hawaii mistake you for a newlywed couple, don't correct them 'cause you'll get free stuff."
Readers who have an interest in waterfalls might also want to check my Waterfall Index page.

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