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　　Don't go to Kauai．Go to any of the other Hawaiian Islands－Maui, Lanai, the Big Island－but leave Kauai for us．The weather on Kauai is so unpredictable that sometimes it rains all day－in fact, it's the second-wettest spot on the earth．Yes, there are giant double rainbows all the time, and the sunlight through the clouds is magical．But if you are not interested in these, go somewhere else．You just can't control the nature on Kauai, and who wants to surrender to the nature when you could be at a fine hotel, lying in a comfortable chair next to a swimming pool, with food served upon request?

　　So what if Kauai produces surf champions the way Texas produces cowboys?Most of its 300 white-sand beaches are unmarked．Unless you connect with the local people, the hidden spots are hard to find．While Hanalei is the most beautiful town you've ever dreamed of, you can forget about discos and clubs．Worse, it doesn't have one single four-star restaurant．What it does have is the original drive-through places where you pass by a rambutan tree(红毛丹树), and pick a piece of fruit．

　　Shopping in Kauai?Forget it－unless you are interested in shell necklaces and beautifully carved wood bowls．Kauai is not about pampering．It's about going natural and finding the nature within you．It's a do-it-yourself place that offers walking along the coast, driving and swimming in the Pacific Ocean, and lying on the beach．

　　Don't go to Kauai unless you have a lot of time, because there's only one road, which can be slightly dull．It winds through the beautiful scenery of waterfalls, rivers flowing into the ocean, and taro(芋头)fields．You have no choice but to look at everything, because the speed limit is 35 m．p．h．

　　If you're not interested in color, don't bother with Kauai, because that's what you get－red roads, blue oceans, and a hundred different shades of green．It's like diving on land．Many people on Kauai believe that this is Lemuria－a lost island in the Atlantic．Can you imagine?Those Hawaiians, surfers, New Agers, and people who love nature and beauty and want a different quality of life－what do they know, anyway?Forget about it－you're not going to like it．Go somewhere else．Leave Kauai for us．

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　　After battling hard times and danger for over nine months, British teenager Mike Perham made history last month as the youngest person to sail solo around the world．

　　The 17-year-old made the record after he cleared the Panama Canal and then sailed through the Caribbean and got home across the Atlantic．

　　Mike is only three months younger than Zac Sunderland, the 17-year-old American boy who had taken the crown as the youngest solo around-the-world sailor in July．

　　The two youngsters met in Cape Town in South Africa as they crossed the globe in different directions．Mike insisted they were not rivals(竞争对手)．“No．It's two teenagers going out there, living their dream and having the adventure of a lifetime,” he said．

　　Mike may be young, but he is no stranger to sailing adventures．He picked up the hobby at the age of 6 when his father took him out in a small boat on a local lake．Father and son sailed separate boats across the Atlantic when Mike was 14, making him the youngest person to cross that ocean solo．That record gave him the taste for this even greater challenge．

　　On the recent journey, the scariest moment for Mike came when his sailboat was hit by storms in the southern Indian Ocean．

　　“We were picked up by what felt like a 60-foot wave and threw down on our side at 90 degrees,” he said．

　　“It felt like I was going right over．Stuff was flying around and I just thought ‘Oh no'．”

　　At other times, he had to dive into the Pacific and fix problems．He tied himself to the boat, jumped into the water and went to work with a knife in 30-second dives underneath the boat to cut a rope away．

　　Mike said he felt proud that he made his dream come true．“You've got to have confidence in yourself that you will make it,” he said．

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