The ironman of travel Yoshimasa Ikeuchi

On the return ship

the fern grotto

Kotetsu and Mr. Yamada

Unusual water skiing

Canoe on the Wailua River

To the fern grotto

Wailua River / National Park

Wailua River to Fern Grotto

"I gently held hands with Kotetsu on the return ship.
This is okay for the time being.

Arrived at the cave pier in 30 minutes.
If you walk on the paved road for about 5 minutes,
a cave covered with Boston fern appeared in front of me.

Water droplets go deeper dripping as if it were raining.

　The cave fern, which is always moist,
has the mystery of nature and can be seen in the light.

It is said that eternal love is promised
when lovers hold hands tightly in this cave.

Unfortunately, I took a photo under the cave,
Kotetsu is in a cave.

　The crew of the pleasure boat plays a "Hawaiian Wedding Song"
will liven up the mood.

It seems that a natural cave enhances the sound effect,
I'm listening right next to it so it doesn't work.

　In the park here, Elvis Presley,
who I was a big fan of I didn't know
that "Blue Hawaii" was filmed here.

At the estuary pier,
there is a flat wooden boat that can accommodate about 100 people.
I'm waiting for a few customers.

Tour passengers board from buses here and there.
Depart with a whistle as a signal.
Red and blue canoes come and go in the slow-flowing river,
Water skiing entertains us.

Located on the east coast,
the Wailua River is the home of Native Hawaiians.

Until 200 years ago, the tab system was dominated,
and there was a pre-modern Hawaiian society here.

Women are prohibited from eating pigs, coconuts, bananas, etc.
It is a strict prohibition that you should not eat with men.

Surrounded by thick howe trees and looking at the gently flowing Wailua River,
it seems that you can see some of the ancient life.

　Even on the return ship,
the hula dance begins lively with the Hawaiian song.

From the seat next to Kotetsu,
I said "Are you from Japan?" Mr.Yamada (70),
a second-generation Japanese-American.

He says he is guiding masterpieces in Washington.

When I was in elementary school,
I lived in Sendai for a while, and when I met by chance,
I felt nostalgia between Japanese people.

He says goodbye to different buses as soon as he disembarks,
He feels familiar as if I had known him for a long time.

Fern Grotto