Our resort is designed to be a destination unto itself. I'm certain that some guests come here straight from the airport and don't leave the resort until it's time to fly home. With the exception of a short trip to the store yesterday and visits to family in Pearl City, we spent most of the last two days here. We left our room by nine o'clock each day divided our mornings between the pool and the nearby lagoon. Kate spent much of her time playing in the sand, but Alison and Henry were much more adventurous. We were especially proud of Henry, whose swimming lessons have made him much more confident in the water.
We ate lunch both days at a restaurant overlooking the lagoon, and on Monday we even saw a pod of whales swimming by in the distance, apparently some of the first of the season.
Tuesday night was the highlight of the trip so far. We attended the Fia Fia Luau, just steps from our room. The food was delicious, especially the kalua pork, but the kids really loved the show. It featured what you usually see at a luau, an assortment of dances from various Polynesian islands. But it won't be all this cultural education that the kids will remember. I'm guessing that they'll never forget when they were invited to dance on stage with the other children in attendance and then got to watch their father and a few other men doing the same. I haven't yet seen the photos that Leslie took of me, but I'm sure she'll be using them for leverage purposes in the near future.
Until tomorrow... Aloha!
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