Travelogue, Day 5: Kapaa Bikeride

We finally slept in! With the three hour time change and my 6 am internal alarm clock, I was waking up at 3 am every morning, and trying to stay in bed for another 3 or so before I'd wake up Ben. We didn't have a lot on the itinerary for Kauai, but had a few things in mind.

First we found a cool dive to lunch at, Bubba's, with lots of photo opps.

(This one's for you, Bobyn! I'm not sure what I'm doing with my face.)

My dear friend, Chelsey, had been to the island last summer and told me one of her favorite parts was going on a bike ride. We looked up Coconut Coasters, rented a tandem bike, and were on our way!

There was an 8 mile bike path in Kapaa that was RIGHT along the beach.

Gorgeous views, gorgeous weather, gorgeous husband.

It was our most unexpected fun day: the simple pleasure of a bike ride together, singing, laughing, just enjoying every minute of it.

Afterward we shared an ice cold coconut milk and fresh juice Hawaiian shaved ice. YUM! We grabbed some snacks for our BIG adventure the next day, and headed back for a swim at the resort. That night we dined at Tidepools and our table was RIGHT next to a Koi pond. While we were enjoying the meal, these fish would jump so high and splash us. I wished the kids were there. The food was great, but the dessert was divine: molten lava chocolate cake with drips of raspberry sauce. It was a gooey explosion of chocolate yumminess, but reminded me of my mama's hot fudge pudding cake. I may have to recreate this one. Hello chocolate, goodbye waistline!