Friday was our big “Ironman” bicycling trip. We didn’t do a whole Ironman’s length worth of biking, but we did ride on part of the ironman route. I was most nervous for this ride. It’s completely exposed, there is a ton of cross wind, and the stopping increments weren’t great. I don’t think I mentioned this but I was on an eBike for it. They are really helpful, however, I did my best to have it on the lowest to none setting.

We started at this King Kamehameha statue in Kapaau and made it all the way to the Pololu Valley Lookout. Our leads were fun and helped discuss the routes.

We saw some uniquely Hawaiian things at our rest stops.

The ride was really windy and uncomfortable for a bit, thankfully if I was going to be blown over it would’ve been to the side of the road and not into traffic. Once you make it through a rough patch, it’s not as bad. I made sure I was well hydrated and snacked the whole time which makes a huge difference.

After this we went back to the hotel and enjoyed a farewell dinner.

Saturday we had one more hike along the coast and then farewell snacks.

It was quite the week of adventuring! I was bummed my in-laws couldn’t have made it. We made the most of the trip, but I am done with Big Island for possibly ever. Although, that’s what I said after trip 2. Life’s funny like that.