Jonathan and I arrived Friday night for some high humidity, high temperature bike training (who does that?). And a long weekend of fun in Kona…assuming we can still move after our rides.

Today we  climbed about 2,000 feet and rode just under 30 miles. We did a similar route about 6 years ago and I was pretty sure I was going to fall off of my bike because the road was so steep. But because we didn’t do the exact route today, Jonathan thinks we have to do it tomorrow, and add 6 more miles plus another 1000 feet of climbing. It’s going to hurt. I don’t think most people realize how hilly Kona is and how many steep roads there are here. It’s quite impressive, actually.

We had a great lunch after our ride today at the highest rated poke bowl restaurant in Kona. I rarely take pictures of food, but the “Big Boy” poke bowl was a sight to behold. We had 2 kinds of ahi poke, some kind of crab salad that was amazing, garlic edamame, and brown rice. Wow.

We are renting a home here up in the hills of Kona, so we get to look out over the town and the water below.

And tonight we were treated to a beautiful sunset. This was taken from the front patio (as was the one above).

Oh, and I got sunburned. But not in a normal way. I apparently had a “mishap” when applying sunscreen so I have random patches of red mixed in with otherwise bright white skin. Jonathan can’t look at me without laughing. It’s embarrassing.

Now it’s off to bed so I can rest as much as possible before tomorrow’s suffer fest on the bike.  Here’s to hoping I can apply sunscreen correctly.