On our third day we again started our day with coffee on the lanai and a beautiful view. We were up early as our adventure for the day was riding a mule down sea cliffs to the Kalaupapa peninsula.

We arrived to the barn, checked in, and were assigned mules for the day! I was assigned the same mule that I had four years ago! Tita and I had just as much fun this time :).

Ready in our boots!

Linda and Makani. He was so sweet.

My friend Tita!

After we were all assigned and on our mules, we headed down the road to begin the 3.5 mile (and 26 switchbacks!) ride down the sea cliffs.

Plenty of spiders and webs on this trail.

We made it!

We were quite happy to give our bums a rest and enjoy the tour and beauty of the area.

Mother Maryanne’s Grave

Saint Philomena Catholic Church

Remains from the original settlement.

Love palm trees on a blue sky.

After an amazing few hours, it was time to get back on our mules and start the long journey back up!

Josh and Stripes ready to go back up!

Linda and Makani

EB! Josh’s mule from last time. He is retired now :).

After a long ride back up, we said goodbye to our mules and went back to shower before dinner. We decided to go to Kualapu’u Cookhouse (our favorite breakfast place from other trips) as we heard they had an amazing dinner menu. It definitely did NOT disappoint. We had three really unique entrees and all shared everything. After dinner it was time for what we had all been waiting for….Hot Bread!! We got the works (strawberry, blueberry, butter, cinnamon, cream cheese). It was just as good as I remembered it to be!

Stuffed shrimp with crab and bacon in a sweet chili sauce

Opa in Lilikoi sauce

BBQ ribs with homemade guava sauce (unreal..my absolute favorite)

Hot bread!