So, I am going to be spending a week in Hawaii at the end of September this year. The Poipu Beach area on Kauai is the destination.
Naturally, I want to get some swimming in...in this case I will take advantage of warm(er) water and say Ocean swimming.
Does anyone have any advice, ideas, know of events or teams, etc? Anyone vacation or live in the area and down to show me the ropes or area to swim?
Thanks for your excellant post. We have way too many drownings in HI and stories like yours need to be publicized.
Glad to share it. It is very hard to explain to people who don't have much experience with the ocean just how dangerous it can be, especially when the waves don't look that big.
Thanks, Philo. That's exactly what I was looking for. Sounds like a good time to me; but then, I'm a marathon swimmer and grew up in SoCal surf. My spouse, on the other hand...
Polihale is perhaps the most awe-inspiring, magical beach I've ever experienced, so I plan to be back. And I remember the road well - we did it in a Kia Rio!
There was a sense in which it was exciting, yes, but I would not want to relive the fear I had for my partner, or the fear that I would have to make an unchoosable choice. :shudder: And anyone can misjudge the ocean, even the experienced (the ocean always has the last word).
I agree about Polihale being magical. The wind, the cliffs, the waves... I saw a beach picture recently and I said *that's* Polihale (and it was). It is so distinctive; no other place in the world looks like that.
Thanks for your excellant post. We have way too many drownings in HI and stories like yours need to be publicized.
Glad to share it. It is very hard to explain to people who don't have much experience with the ocean just how dangerous it can be, especially when the waves don't look that big.
Thanks, Philo. That's exactly what I was looking for. Sounds like a good time to me; but then, I'm a marathon swimmer and grew up in SoCal surf. My spouse, on the other hand...
Polihale is perhaps the most awe-inspiring, magical beach I've ever experienced, so I plan to be back. And I remember the road well - we did it in a Kia Rio!
There was a sense in which it was exciting, yes, but I would not want to relive the fear I had for my partner, or the fear that I would have to make an unchoosable choice. :shudder: And anyone can misjudge the ocean, even the experienced (the ocean always has the last word).
I agree about Polihale being magical. The wind, the cliffs, the waves... I saw a beach picture recently and I said *that's* Polihale (and it was). It is so distinctive; no other place in the world looks like that.
