Ke’e Beach, Kauai, Hawaii

Kauai is truly a place full of unexpected surprises. The drive along the steep cliffs of the North Shore was beautiful beyond words. The twists and turns of the road next to the cliffs were a testament to the driver’s skill. We managed to get to the visitor centre just before sunset, only to be told it was closed! Kindly talk to the management to see if she could be flexible and let us drive to the parking lot. We didn’t expect her to agree! Unfortunately, as soon as we parked the car, there was a sudden gust of wind and a torrential downpour. Since we were near the cliff, I was a little scared and told Ken that we should drive back to our place immediately.

Ken took the opportunity to get out of the car to look around and explore the road leading from the parking lot to Kee Beach. Once again, the weather was unpredictable, less than a minute after Ken got out of the car, the dark clouds came back and then the storm started again. I anxiously called Ken on my cell phone to ask him where he was, in order to bring him an umbrella. But then all the bad luck came together and my cell phone had no signal at all, so I lost contact with him completely. There wasn’t any food to eat in the car. Looking out of the window, it was as dark as the end of the world. I was starving as I watched an old couple in the car next to me nibbling on the bread and snacks they had prepared beforehand. However, since I couldn’t reach Ken, I didn’t have any mood for eating.

I thought Ken was lost in the apocalyptic storm. To my surprise, he made it back to the car safely and without getting wet! He told me there was no rain on the way to the beach because there were towering trees along the paths as a shield from the heavy rain. It was unbelievable! I immediately grabbed my camera, as it was almost too late to catch the sunset. We walked as fast as we could through the woods to Kee Beach, the sun was setting. It was the most beautiful sunset I’ve ever seen, everything was so peaceful – the cool breeze, the choppy sea, and the sunset reddening the entire sky.

This was the miracle after the storm! I have to marvel at God’s amazing creation . Even though it got dark after sunset and we ventured on a two hour winding drive by the cliffs to get to our lodging, the experience was so precious. I think we will definitely return to Kauai at some point because it is an incredibly magical place.

可爱岛真是一个充满意想不到的惊喜的地方。开着车沿着北岸地陡峭悬崖，沿途风景美到难以用言语形容。峭壁旁边山路的蜿蜒曲折也颇为考验驾驶员的技术。我们好不容易赶在日落前的时间到达了游客中心，却被通知已经关门了！好言好语地和管理人员商量，看看她能否通融一下让我们把车开到停车场。没想到她同意了。可惜刚停完车，突然狂风大作，暴雨倾盆。因为我们所处的位置临近悬崖，我有点害怕，和Ken说要不然立即开车回住处吧。

Ken趁着雨停的一小会儿下车观望了周围的环境，探探从停车场通往凯艾海滩的路。天公再一次不作美，Ken刚下车以后一分钟不到，密布的乌云又飘来了，紧接着又起了狂风暴雨。我焦急地用手机打电话给Ken，打算问他在哪儿，为了给他送伞。谁知道倒霉事都凑一起了，我的手机一格信号也没有，我与他完全失联。车上一点吃的东西也没有。看着车窗外，天黑得像世界末日。旁边一辆车子的老夫妻在啃着他们事先准备的面包和点心，我肚子饿得不行。然而因为联系不上Ken，我都没有心思去琢磨吃的事。

我以为Ken迷失在末日般的狂风暴雨中。没想到，他安全地返回车上，而且身上没有被淋湿！他告诉我去海滩的路上没有雨，因为到处都是参天大树保护了小径，所以行人淋不到雨。简直太难以置信了！我立即拿上相机，因为已经快赶不上日落了。我们以最快的步行速度穿过一片森林到达凯艾海滩。太阳已经开始落下。这真是我见过最美的日落，一切都那么宁静 – 凉爽的风，波澜不惊的海面，落日染红了一整片天空。

这就是暴风雨后的奇迹！不得不赞叹神的创造太奇妙了.虽然日落后，天就黑了，我们冒险在悬崖边开了二个小时蜿蜒的山路才到住处，但是这样的经历是多么珍贵。我觉得我们一定会在某个时间再回到可爱岛，因为它是个无比神奇的地方。