Unit6Atonewithnature考艾岛尽管雨水频繁，但其雨后的彩虹，绚丽的云朵、美丽的沙滩等的确令人流连忘返。我们要树立人与自然和谐共处的理念。Don'tgotoKauai.GotoanyoftheotherHawaiianIslands—Maui,Lanai,theBigIsland—butleaveKauaiforus.TheweatherinKauaiissounpredictablethatsometimesitrainsallday—infact,it'sthesecondwettestspotontheearth.Yes,therearegiantdoublerainbowsallthetime,andthesunlightthroughthecloudsismagical.Butifyouarenotinterestedinthese,gosomewhereelse.Youjustcan'tcontrolnatureonKauai,andwhowantstosurrendertonaturewhenyoucouldbeatafinehotel,lyinginacomfortablechairnexttoaswimmingpool,withfoodserveduponrequest?SowhatifKauaiproducessurfchampionsthewayTexasproducescowboys?Mostofits300whitesandbeachesareunmarked.Unlessyouconnectwiththelocalpeople,thehiddenspotsarehardtofind.WhileHanaleiisthemostbeautifultownyou'veeverdreamedof,youcanforgetaboutdiscosandclubs.Worse,itdoesn'thaveonesinglefourstarrestaurant.Whatitdoeshaveistheoriginaldrivethroughplaceswhereyoupassbyarambutantree(红毛丹树),andpickapieceoffruit.ShoppinginKauai?Forgetit—unlessyouareinterestedinshellnecklacesandbeautifullycarvedwoodbowls.Kauaiisnotaboutpampering.It'saboutgoingnaturalandfindingthenaturewithinyou.It'sadoityourselfplacethatofferswalkingalongthecoast,drivingandswimminginthePacificOcean,andlyingonthebeach.Don'tgotoKauaiunlessyouhavealotoftime,becausethere'sonlyoneroad,whichcanbeslightlydull.Itwindsthroughthebeautifulsceneryofwaterfalls,riversflowingintotheocean,andtaro(芋头)fields.Youhavenochoicebuttolookateverything,becausethespeedlimitis35mph.Ifyou'renotinterestedincolor,don'tbotherwithKauai,becausethat'swhatyouget—redroads,blueoceans,andahundreddifferentshadesofgreen.It'slikedivingonland.ManypeopleinKauaibelievethatthisisLemuria—alostislandintheAtlantic.Canyouimagine?ThoseHawaiians,surfers,NewAgers,andpeoplewholovenatureandbeautyandwantadifferentqualityoflife—whatdotheyknow,anyway?Forgetaboutit—you'renotgoingtolikeit.Gosomewhereelse.LeaveKauaiforus.
