250 miles in 4 days?…

I’m considering making a long weekend of it this coming April. At the heart of the ride will be John B. Kelley Haleiwa Metric Century. Running from Haleiwa to Swanzy Beach Park and back this is a mostly flat ride running through some simply stunning scenery. I’ve done a lot of it recently on my camping trip to Malaekahana.
And that’s the other part of the ride I’m considering. Malaekahana is about 60 miles from me. I’ve done it loaded on my Quickbeam as I documented earlier.

So the plan is reasonably simple. On Saturday I’d cycle with my gear out to Malaekahana and camp overnight. That’s the first 60. The next day I’d cycle 17 miles to Haleiwa, ride the metric century or 62 miles, then ride back 17 miles. The next day it would be back to Honolulu for another 60 miles, again loaded.
Insane? Not really, though it might be best for me to actually go on Friday, take the day off on Saturday mucking about out at Malaekahana, and then come back Monday.
And, now that I’ve put it on virtual paper, the longer version sounds like it might be a bit more fun. It would also give me the opportunity to cycle to Haleiwa on Saturday to check out that part of the ride. Which, of course, would really make the ride 250 miles in 4 days. That doesn’t sound like much, does it?
Finally, I’ve got to figure out which bike to take, the Quickbeam or the Friday. Gears, no gears? Hmmm….stay tuned.
Aloha!