Month: September 2007

  • Visit from Denmark

    Solveig og Jens

    Last week I got my first visit from Denmark :) Solveig my aunt and Jens came by for five days. They brought me some aquavit and winter clothes which was useful since the autumn seems to have seriously taken its grasp on Prague.

    Getting coffee

    I showed them some of Prague and on their own they discovered some areas like the Jewish cemetaries that I still havent been to. One thing I discovered when they were here was the beutiful Wallenstein Garden below the castle. A really nice (and free) spot in the middle of the city.


  • Walking to paradise

    So its been a week since I got back to Prague so its about time I start to tell something about Hawaii. Here is a video from our hike on the Kalalau Trail read more below.

    The highlight of the three weeks was without a doubt the four days we spend in the island of Kauai. Kauai is the oldest islands of Hawaii and also known as the Garden Isle because of the flourishing nature found here. Its one of the wettest spots in the world and the massive amounts of water has shaped the rock into what is called pali in Hawaiian. On this picture you can see the palis:Palis

    Fernando had gotten hold of permits for us to hike the Kalalau Trail. The trail follows the the massive windswept Na Pali coastline overlooking lush green valleys and towering rocky cliffs that rises almost 1200 meters to the deep blue pacific below. The trail is 11 miles (18km) long and winds it way along the cliffs in a very varied landscape with rain forest, desert and rocky cliffs. The trail is almost never straight but moves up and down, in and out. The view is spectacular and around each corner awaits new wonders.

    On our way
    On the trail
    Crossing a stream
    Walking on the trail
    Water break
    Alberto on the other side
    The rugged part
    The trail
    Along the rocky cliffs

    It was hot and humid to do the hike so we drank a lot of water. Luckily there are plenty of streams and creeks on the trail so we could refill our bottles.

    Time for a break
    Resting at the 6 mile fall
    Crossing a stream

    Also there were plenty of guava trees and a few mango trees so we could get some fresh fruit as we walked.

    Guava snack

    It took us 8 and a half hour to walk in and the reward was amazing. I was very busted and enjoyed just chilling on the beach for the rest of the day.

    Taking a nap in the sun

    We had our camp in shade of trees close to the waterfall were we got fresh water and showers when it got to hot to sit in the sun.

    Our camp at Kalalau beach
    Waterfall at Kalalau Beach

    And the beach was of course beautiful.
    Afternoon sun over Kalalau Beach

    We spend a day on the beach and the hiked back the next day. Here was what we looked like after having walked back to civilization.
    Back in civilization

    A truly amazing trip.