A Tale of Two Roads
We have a Pontiac G6 rental car, and today we put it through two extremes.
It was the worst of roads...
There is a beach at a remote area of the island called Polihale beach. It is arguably the best car "accessible" beach on Kaua'i. However, the 5 mile road that leads to the beach only lets the brave, the patient, or the 4x4 driver through. Think of the worst road you possibly can, then multiply the potholes by a factor of 1,000,000 and you get this road. Actually, the road is literally more potholes than smooth driving as it is an old dirt sugarcane farm road that rarely gets any state attention. The road is so bumpy that it took us about 30 minutes to drive the 5 miles. People in 4x4 trucks flew by us though because their large tires allowed them to "skip" across the bumps and holes. I imagine that most tourists who hear about this beach make it for about 1/4 mile before giving up, which only makes it more rewarding once you make it to the beach.
We have a Pontiac G6 rental car, and today we put it through two extremes.
It was the worst of roads...
There is a beach at a remote area of the island called Polihale beach. It is arguably the best car "accessible" beach on Kaua'i. However, the 5 mile road that leads to the beach only lets the brave, the patient, or the 4x4 driver through. Think of the worst road you possibly can, then multiply the potholes by a factor of 1,000,000 and you get this road. Actually, the road is literally more potholes than smooth driving as it is an old dirt sugarcane farm road that rarely gets any state attention. The road is so bumpy that it took us about 30 minutes to drive the 5 miles. People in 4x4 trucks flew by us though because their large tires allowed them to "skip" across the bumps and holes. I imagine that most tourists who hear about this beach make it for about 1/4 mile before giving up, which only makes it more rewarding once you make it to the beach.
It was the best of roads...
After traversing the road that pavers forgot, we headed up the steep cliffs to the "Grand Canyon" of Waimea. This is the road that the G6 was built for, and I gave the G6 a good "go at it"; taking the roads safe, but fun. The banks, switchbacks, hairpin turns, inclines, and s-curves made for one of the most fun roads I have ever driven. We didn't have time to hike in the canyon this day, but we stopped at a few lookouts and the views were definitely worth the drive. We took 550 on the way down which provided an unmatched view of the canyon, countryside, and ocean.We stopped a great little local joint called Grinds and had some great breakfast skillets for dinner.
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