Smith's Fern Grotto Wailua River Cruise
Wednesday October 7, 2009
Over the years I have received quite a few emails asking about the Fern Grotto on Kauai since many readers have heard that it is not what it used to be. I have to admit that until my recent trip to Kauai, I had not visited the Fern Grotto in almost fifteen years.
In fact, the Fern Grotto is not what it used to be. Hurricane Iwa in 1982 and Hurricane Iniki in 1992 both caused some damage to the grotto area, but the most serious damage was caused by the 42 days of rain that drenched Kauai in early 2006 and which caused landslides and damage to the ferns in the grotto.
That being said, however, a trip down the Wailua River to the Fern Grotto on a Smith's Fern Grotto Wailua River Cruise is still a worthwhile experience and a lovely well-spent hour and a half on your visit to Kauai.
Find out more details in our Review of Smith's Fern Grotto Wailua River Cruise and our Gallery of 24 Photos of Smith's Fern Grotto Wailua River Cruise.
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No food on planes to Hawaii-
Yes, I was also surprised when I flew to Hawaii that the food I selected, Kosher, never made it to my seat.
I was offered snack crap boxes of potted meat, nuts, stale crackers with processed cheese and some crappy cookie or chocolate. Where is my Kosher meal that I selected???
Why haven’t the airlines changed this selection on their sites?
Starving Kona Flyer
On come on. Anybody with half a brain will bring food with them on the plane these days. Welcome to no frills travel.As to the fern grotto beeen to kauai twice and have never done it. While it supports local through the tourist industry I am not sure it is worth the price. But this is coming from a guy who had sclogged down the muddy trails in KoKee park in the rain and thought that was fun. My wife almost divorced me, I am sure whe would have preferred the fern grotto.