Pretty scenery by Spouting Horn (Photo by Kristin)
Spouting Horn
Spouting Horn
Chickens near Spouting Horn
Chickens near Spouting Horn
Chickens near Spouting Horn
Rachelle snorkelling at Lawai Beach (Photo by Kristin)
Rachelle snorkelling at Lawai Beach (Photo by Kristin)
Lawai Beach
On Monday Kristin and I visited Spouting Horn, did some shopping and went to Lawai Beach while everyone else went to Shipwreck Beach to body surf.
Spouting Horn is located on the natural black lava ledge of Lawai Beach. It is a natural phenomenon that occurs when waves crash against the lava rock, are channeled underground, and are spewed upward. This causes the blowhole spew water up to 50 feet in the air and also to make a hissing/groaning noise. I heard there was an even larger blow hole nearby that shot water 4 times as high, but that in the 1920s it was blasted and destroyed because the water was damaging a crop of sugarcane nearby.
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After watching Spouting Horn for a while Kristin and I did some shopping in some little tented stands nearby. There were chickens running loose everywhere down there, as there are everywhere in Kaua’i. I heard that the chickens ended up in Kaua’i after a hurricane one year, but I read that they were introduced, along with turkeys as an additional food source (visual confirmation!).
We had a bit of time before we needed to meet up with everyone to get ready and go to a Luau that night so we chilled out on Lawai Beach. I snorkeled a bit, but not much because I knew we were going on a snorkeling tour later on in the week.
Seems like heaven… I can ‘t help it, i’m just jealous…
anyways, I started planning for a good vacation!
How close could you get to the spouting horn?
you could get pretty close from a viewing stage.. it is above the blowhole and fenced. although it’s not illegal, it’s not advised to go on the rocks where the blowhole is because it has been known to suck tourists in and shoot them into the ocean where they then drown in the surf.
Ha ! We were there ! And your dad crossed the fence and climbed on all levels of that lava rock ! It was awesome but the noise and sight were what made it so unique!
You should have bette pictures of the spouting horn
rachelleb.com // Jul 17, 2005 at 10:53 pm
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