KAYAK ADVENTURES - GUIDES FOR KAUAI'S WAILUA RIVER AND WATERFALL TOUR

Aaron Martin, Guide: Home Town: Hudson, New Hampshire; Hobbies: Surfing, sailing, ocean kayaking, white water rafting, hiking,; Professional Memberships: PADI: Rescue diver, WMI: Wilderness First Aid, Hawaii State: northwest waters blue card holder; Ask me about: Flora/Fauna, marine biology, weather/climatology, Hawaiian history/culture, and how to have fun in general.; Favorite thing about being a guide: Educating guests, while introducing them to new stunning outdoor environments; Started Guiding: May 2004; Favorite place on Kauai: Kayaking the Na Pali coast under full moon; Biggest Accomplishment as a guide / naturalist: being rich in life; Biography: After graduating an extroverted geographer from the university of New Hampshire, Aaron departed the east coast in 2004 in search of new horizons. His initial travels brought him to little cottonwood canyon, where he lived and skied Alta/Snowbird a full season before being introduced to the Aina of Kauai. Shortly after arriving he knew the islands were his home and has only left to undergo a medley of adventures. Some of these adventures include, sea kayak guiding remote tidewater glaciers of Alaska, white water rafting the Grand Canyon, and sailing around the world. He truly lives for people, shared experience, and the opportunity open peoples eyes to nature in all its beauty.

Bobby Gaetano, Guide: Hometown: Rocky Hill, Connecticut; Hobbies: surfing, hiking, yoga, taijiquan; Ask me about: flora/fauna, birds/wildlife, Hawaiian history/culture, restaurants/bars, Kauai beaches or any other fun things to do while here on the island; Favorite thing about being a guide: the people...I'm honored to work with such outstanding characters and always look forward to interacting with guests in such a beautiful setting...just having a great time!; Started guiding: August 2008; Favorite place on Kauai: North Shore Surf; Biggest accmplishment as a guide: "It isn't the mountain we conquer but ourselves" -- Edmund Hillary

Daniel Havas, Guide: Home town: Kilauea , Hawaii; Hobbies: Taking my son Ikaika out surfing with me; Professional Memberships: All of them are professional; Ask me about: Anything you want, if I don't know I'll probably make something up but funnier. It's a free country right?; Favorite thing about being a guide: I get a work out and a tan. It's like getting paid for a day at the spa!; Started guiding: 1998; Favorite place on Kauai: I could tell u but then I'll have to kill u. can't give away ALL the secrets ; ); Anything else you would like to add: Kauai is a very special place, learn about the culture of a very peculiar people. and take home a piece of paradise inside your heart, this place will change your life.

Thomas Fleming, Guide: Hometown: Far Rockaway, New York; Hobbies: Outrigger Canoe Racing. Golfing with Hawaiians, Mountain Climbing, Macrame; Professional Membership: American Red Cross Lifeguard/Professional Rescuer CPR/First Aid, AASI- Level II. Garden Island; Ask me about: Religion and Politics, Fauna and Flora, Hawaiian History. English Romantic Poetry; Started Guiding: December 2004; Favorite Place on Kauai: NaPali Coast Anytime; Biggest Accomplishment as a guide / naturalist: sharing abundance; Biography: After a brilliant career in the Swedish film industry, Thomas returned to America to resume his education, only to graduate with honors from Tulane University. But soon again he succumbed to the vagabond yearnings of his regrettably insatiable wanderlust, traveling throughout the Rocky Mountains, down through Mexico and Central America, over to Africa and finally settling on a resplendently remote archipelago in the Northern Pacific Ocean, where he guides unsuspecting innocents through the sublimity of the Wailua River Valley.

Chris Freeman, Guide: Hometown: Wisconsin Dells, WI; Hobbies: Surfing, writing, playing the guitar, camping; Professional Memberships: Wilderness First Responder, CPR Certification; Ask me about: Flora, Fauna, Ecosystem, Hawaiian history, Hikes, Restaurants, How to have an unique experience in Kauai; Favorite thing about being a guide: Sharing information and learning from my guests.; Started guiding: On a Chesapeake bay skipjack taking guests sailing, snorkeling and kayaking in the backcountry in the Florida Keys.; Favorite place on Kauai: Kokee or anyplace in the ocean with a wave.; Biggest accomplishment as a guide: The whole experience of letting go of societal boundaries and taking chances with my wife to travel and work around the world has been the biggest accomplishment in my life. I feel very fortunate to have worked in Key West, Alaska, The Puget Sound and Hawaii as a kayak guide. These opportunities have given me chance to have up close encounters with many forms of wildlife and in turn become very in tune with many diverse ecosystems.

Davey Youngman, Guide: Home Town: Raised in Amherst, NH. High school in Hudson, NH.; Hobbies: Gardening, fixing surfboard dings, hiking, surfing, fishing, ocean kayaking, & building things that come to mind.; Ask me about: Hawaiian language , swimming spots, How to make your vacation more exciting. I also really like Orchids, fruit, plants & animals, hiking, surfing / boogie boarding.; Favorite thing about being a guide: I love being outdoors. The reason I came to Kauai was to be in the beauty of the island. I like getting people out there in nature &showing them a good time.; Started Guiding: April 2008; Favorite place on Kauai: Hiking or kayaking The Napali Coast.

Aaron Martin, Guide