Queen's Bath is a unique ocean-connected swimming area in Kauai. It is positioned on the edge of a cliff and the "pool" is surrounded by igneous rock. The swimming area is accessible via a short trail. During the winter season, when the waves pick up, it is considered dangerous. Several people have died. When the surf is cooperating—usually in the summer months—the water is calm and clear. Views of the ocean and the rocky shoreline here are fantastic. Even when the surf is fairly calm, waves crash on the rocks shooting spray high into the air.
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The beginning of the hike looks so friendly. Just look at those nice stairs Andrea is standing on. This won't be too bad...
The nice friendly stairs quickly turned into a steep trail full of slippery mud with the fresh rain we'd had through the night and early morning.
As usual I was wearing the wrong shoes for such an adventure so I carried my cheap flip flops and went barefoot the rest of the way.
Once you get to the sign that keeps track of the number of deaths the muddy slopes turn into a rocky cliff.
A short way further down and finally, Queens Bath. It took us a little time to figure out the best place to scale the cliff down to the Bath, but once we did we jumped right in and enjoyed the refreshing water after that treacherous hike. The water was beautiful here. Every once in a while a wave would come and splash over the rocks into the pool.
The sign was right, it was a bit treacherous. And, as usual, we ignored it until after we'd returned triumphant up that muddy slope again. My feet paid the price for it that day. I made sure to have better shoes with me the rest of the vacation.
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