"It's a short stretch downhill through pine forest at night to reach Checkpoint 5. Getting this far is an awesome achievement and it's all downhill from here..so to speak. At this point you will have completed all of the western loop of the trail and almost 3/4 of the whole course. It is definitely time for a break and we will be there to welcome you."
The dinner break beforehand definitely helped revive the energy levels, but also allowed a few of us to cool down rather a lot. It was a hard stretch to start, but somehow we powered through... partially trying to warm up in the beginning, but then just enjoying the momentum of moving forward. Before we knew it we were upon the "2km to go" sign and then the final 1km. Wow! That was quick... especially after the last walk... this seemed to give us a fresh burst of motivation... which was just what we needed!
We all had our own struggles during this walk... with it being well into our 15th hour of walking emotions were running high, tears were starting to be shed, exhaustion slowly creeping in, our muscles were being pushed to their limits.Entering into Checkpoint Hawaii 5-0 was an interesting experience... bagpipes were being played and volunteers dressed in grass skirts were ensuring we checked in and crossed roads safely! And again our support crew pointed us in the right direction towards our stop... and even though it felt like we had only just had dinner we were tempted into more food and snacks by our ever amazing support crew. Delicious salty popcorn made by Gayle and fantastic pancakes with chocolate or lemon and sugar were served by Lorraine on demand... a very welcome treat! Thank you again SUPPORT CREW!
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