It was our last full day on the island and we had a 2:30pm excursion planned for the Wai'pio Valley. We got up early to cross one more thing off our list that we just couldn't fit in earlier.
We drove down a long, bumpy dirt road to the beach access to walk along until we found Queen's Bath.
It is a spring-fed lava tube that opens up in 2 different spots.
It was super cold water but the girls were brave enough to take a dip and swim around a bit.
Yellow jackets seemed to enjoy this spot as much as humans, but they didn't bother us too much.
Our last beach stop was Anaeho'omalu Beach in Waikoloa. Another pretty swim beach with paddle boarders and water bikers
We truly saved the best for last! We drove through the Waimea area and into the town of Kukuihaele to catch the van to our ATV excursion with Ride the Rim.
It was Matt and the all of us girls and we had so much fun!! We all passed our driver's test and were ready for the 10 mile trek!
Everyone drove ATV's except for Leslie and I. We took turns driving a side-by-side buggy and had smiles the whole time!
Matt was like a kid in a candy store...racing through puddles, trying to slide along the side of the trail and so impressed by all of the girls adventurous spirit!
We drove through tree lined trails, crazy huge mud puddles and some rocky terrain.
We made a few pit stops to see views of the valley
and into a waterfall. It was pouring rain when we arrived here and the rest of the group was scrambling to get ponchos on. Not our group!
We embraced the rain
and jumped in the waterfall pool with our bathing suits and tennis shoes!
Our guide Savannah loved our girls and the girls had the best time!
Unfortunately, the cloud cover blocked our view of the big waterfall and some of the valley, but the ride was well worth the trip. We got soaked and covered in mud, but couldn't stop talking about the adventure. We all agreed it was our favorite excursion and we are lucky enough to say we have done quite a few!
