MOLOKA'I
We made it back just in time for the New Year!! The trip was awesome, everything went as planned with no major hiccups. A few flat tires where the only problems we had but that can be expected while riding single track in Mosquite trees with no slime.

Day One: We landed at the Molokai airport Tuesday morning amped and ready to go, all our gear arrived in working order which is always a bonus. The airline, Island Air, didn't make us box our bikes so we where on the road in probably 30 minutes. We rode 7 miles to the town of Kaunakakai to get our camping permits for the next three night. We decided to put in a hard first day and ride the entire East side of the island and camp at One Ali'i Beach Park just down the road. We took off at around noon and 59 miles later returned at around 5:30. We where pretty destroyed but really happy we had seen the entire East side of the island the first day. We ate dinner, watched the sunset go down and turned in early.

Day Two: We took off at around 9:00 after a huge breakfast. On our way to Kalaupapa we ran into a cycling group from Maui that offered to carry our trailer in their support truck. We happily agreed since the trailer weighed over 50 lbs and there was around 5 miles climbing. We rode with the group to the top and checked out the view. You have to pay for a tour to actually go down into Kalaupapa and see the town. We said thanks to the group and headed west. We arrived at the West side of the island around 2:00. We where ready for some rest and relaxation. We set up camp at Papohaku Beach Park and started chillin. Our campsite was on a 3 mile sand beach with views of Oahu. The waves where big and the beach was beutiful. A perfect place to relax after 38 miles of riding.

Day Three: We rode up to Molokai ranch to hit some of the mtb trails that they had. The trails where sweet but had lots of thorns so we ended up with a few flats, luckily we had lots of tubes. At the end of the trail they had a little camp/restaurant that happened to be serving lunch, just in time. We ate so much that we barely made it back to our campsite.

Day Four: We liked lunch so much that we rode back over and ate again before our trip back to the airport. We hung out at a beach called Dixie Maru in a Lagoon similar to Ko Olina. We had the beach all to ourselves. We saw whales breaching about 1/4 mile off shore. It was definitly a kodak moment. We made it back to camp around 1:00, took showers and headed to the airport for a 5:30 flight. Dave was at the airport waiting with the vanagon, sweet.

After a good night sleep in a bed and primo surf session this morning I think where ready to bring in the new year. Bring on the Margarita's. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!