Thursday morning we began a "Plan B" two-day biking trip on a local island. We biked across the city and loaded our bikes on the ferry just as it began to pour rain. God is gracious in holding off the rain for us!
When we landed on shore we began our adventures in conquering the small island by bike. The roads were basically empty and rough, made of clay and volcanic rock? It was so peaceful and beautiful to explore the coastal paths that have been waiting for us this whole time while we lived across the bay in the city.
Our first planned stop was to waterfall #1 (I don't even remember the name of it). No one we knew had ever been there, so we were going to really scope out new territory. We had great fun using the local language to ask for directions and to greet people. We later learned that our map was not exactly accurate.
We biked up this HUGE hill that kept going up-up-up. After every curve I thought, "Surely we are almost there!" but it kept going up. When we got to the top, Nate stopped to ask where the waterfall #1 was while I guzzled the water and swept my dripping forehead with part of my shirt. I could not believe my ears when he found out that the trail we were supposed to take was at the bottom of that hill.
"So we just biked that whole hill for nothing?" I realized this was not only an adventure but a character-building experience.
Nate's answer was: "It was good for our bodies." He is so positive and courageous. We did get to feel the breeze blow our hot faces as we coasted back down the hill we just hiked. Then we bumped over the rough trail to the creek that supposedly trickled from the waterfall we were looking for.
When we got to the waterfall we had to laugh! All we saw was a little stream and then a huge rock wall with absolutely no water flowing down. No wonder no one we knew had ever been there before!
The huge blessing was that there was a clear cool pool of water waiting for us to jump in. I guess it was worth it after all just to feel my body cool down in that pool!
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