Went for a long walk around the 3 lagoons – beautiful morning!
I spent the day lounging by the pool.
I was going to go snorkel in the lagoon, however, I discovered that I remembered to get my mask from my parents house, but not my snorkel. Oh well. There likely isn’t much to see anyway since the lagoon is man made.
Mid day I decided to get a mai tai
Mmmm…
Had another grilled chicky sand with avocado for lunch.
I took an afternoon nap and then got ready for the Luau at Paradise Cove. It was a short walk from the hotel.
Upon arrival, there was a lot of confusion because I was alone. Apparently that is very rare. Everyone kept asking where my companion was. I had to keep explaining that I was traveling alone for work; hence me being alone.
I got the top of the line package for the full Luau experience!
I sat with various locals and watched them make gifts for me.
My lei and bracelet lei
Then they made a headpiece for me.
Since I didn’t have anyone to take a photo of me, I went into the bathroom. If I was not the CLASSIC tourist, I don’t know what is!
Next I had some tribal thing painted on my ankle
All I could think about was if the dude had on any underwear or not?
There were all sorts of demonstrations going on. I just kind of walked around and found a spot to take in the beauty.
The sun set soon after.
A guy ran up the tree for a coconut
Then there was this fish catching ceremony.
We then made our way over to the Imu. That’s where they cook the pig in the ground.
Numerous native traditions followed.
Most of my photos and video didn’t turn out very well because the area was not very well lit.
We went to the dining area and sat in our assigned seats. I was sitting across from a dreadful person. Her husband was in the Navy and overseas for the holidays. Her mother-in-law and brother-in-law were in town visiting. I feel so sorry for them. This woman did nothing but complain how horrible her life was without her husband. I wanted to scream – “He was in the Navy when you married him, what did you expect?!”
It’s just like the husbands and wives of fellow freelancers who one day flip out because their spouce is always gone. Really? He/She was a freelancer when you got married… did you really think they would be home more once you got married?
For the most part, I ignored everyone at the table. I had several mai tais in me and if I spoke, it probably wouldn’t of been nice.
I was only a few feet from the stage, so had a great view.
Dinner was served…
Ya… not eating ANY of that!
Endless entertainment.. almost too much.
Here are some of the highlights.
I somehow stumbled back to the hotel and made it safely to my room. Promptly ordered room service.
Sat on my balcony, ate, drank and thought about the last 24 hours… what a wonderful experience this has been so far!
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