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Glass Beach
BEACH
Trash as art - many a visitor has pored through the colorful well-worn remnants of glass
along the shoreline of the aptly named Glass Beach, east of Port Allen. Glass ʻpebbles,'
along with abandoned metals (some with newfound patina, some not so much), have
washed up from an old dumpsite nearby, showing that decades of weather, too, can make
art.
The beach twinkles most romantically on sunny afternoons or under the full moon. To
get to the little cove, take Akaʻula St, the last left before entering the Port Allen commer-
cial harbor, go past the fuel-storage tanks and then curve to the right down a rutted dirt
road that leads 100yd to the beach.
Captain Andy's Sailing Adventures
BOAT TOUR
(
335-6833, 800-535-0830;
www.napali.com
; Waialo Rd, Port Allen Marina Center; Na Pali Tours
from adult/child $109/79)
This outfit offers a high-end sailing experience aboard the
Southern Star - their 65ft flagship catamaran - and a more rugged, adrenalin-addled Zo-
diac tour into the sea caves and secluded beaches of the Na Pali Coast. All travel at least
as far as Kalalau, weather depending.
Holoholo Charters
BOAT TOUR
(
335-0815, 800-848-6130;
www.holoholocharters.com
; Waialo Rd, Port Allen Marina Center; Na
Pali trips from adult/child $100/84; 6am-8pm)
Among the best for delivering on its prom-
ises of sea-cave jaunts,
honu
sightings and augmented cultural lore. The 3½-hour sunset
cruise offers the best deal. You'll save by booking online.
Catamaran Kahanu
BOAT TOUR
(
645-6176, 888-213-7711;
www.catamarankahanu.com
; Waialo Rd, Port Allen Marina Center; 5hr
Na Pali cruise $135, 2hr whale-watching tour $89)
Another favorite that includes demonstra-
tions of Hawaiian basket-weaving and explanations of how ʻfishing lines' are crafted
from
ti
leaves (a native plant) and coconut fiber on the way out to sea. They offer dis-
counts of up to $25 if you book online.
Blue Dolphin Charters
BOAT TOUR
(
335-5553, 877-511-1311;
www.kauaiboats.com
; Waialo Rd, Port Allen Marina Center; trips from
$69)
Offers a seven-hour snorkeling tour or five-hour Na Pali trip. For an additional $35,
they'll take you on a one-tank dive. Their five-hour dinner cruise shoves off in the after-
noon and they do a two-hour Poʻipu sunset and whale-watching cruise too. Book online
for significant savings.
