Kauai Day 10

 The last time Matt & Lori went to Kauai they rented bikes and rode on the trail that goes right along the ocean. I've wanted to do that ever since I heard about it. They wanted to do it again too, so we all rented bikes for Wednesday late morning. They had a helicopter ride booked early that morning too, and ended up getting to the bikes a little late. The check-in process was pretty intense and we weren't able to wait to get our bikes until they got there, so we headed out without them. That was for the best though, because although I thought the kids would love riding bikes, turns out they did not! They always want to go on long bike rides at home, so I pictured this being a fun activity that we would all enjoy. Tessa and Damon didn't like the bikes they got, and it was hot. There were moments of happiness, but also a lot of complaining. 

We stopped at this lookout and watched a few turtles swimming around. We saw so many turtles this trip!

Tessa and Damon were both ready to be finished, so Paul said he would start riding back to town with them. 

Rockwell said he wanted to keep riding, so he and I headed up further for a while. I quite enjoyed the bike ride, so I was glad that Rockwell wanted to keep going.

We caught back up with Paul, Tessa, and Damon, and Matt and Lori actually caught up with us for the last little bit of the ride too. We were all hot, sweaty, and ready for a JoJo's!! We drove to the Coconut Market and enjoyed our shave ice in the shade!

I love that Tessa would use parking strips to get a quick beam practice in. :)

We let the kids choose what they wanted to do for the last afternoon of the trip. They all wanted to go to the pool, so that's what we did. Matt & Lori came too and we all had fun going down the waterslides. :) Matt brought his GoPro, and Damon had so much fun using that! All these pictures are compliments of Damon. Haha!

Here's Tessa and Lori waiting out the rain in the waterfall cave that was in the lazy river. :)

We said goodbye to Matt & Lori, glad that we were going to see them a couple weeks later. That always makes goodbyes not quite so sad. After the pool we walked over to Wailua Shave Ice. The reality that we were leaving in the morning was sinking in, and we wanted to soak in every minute of Hawaiian bliss, so we got our second shave ice of the day. :) It was a really good decision!!

We were so sad to go to bed because it meant we were leaving when we woke up. We had such an amazing time in Kauai! It truly is our happy place. I feel so blessed that we have been able to go to Hawaii three times now. These trips are our family's favorite times together, and favorite memories we make. 

Mahalo for now Kauai! We hope to see you again soon!