Right when I got in the water, I looked down and there it was. Finally. After 6 trips and countless snorkel excursions, I finally swam with a honu (green sea turtle). Dan had his first experience earlier in the week, but it took me until Friday. It was a perfect ending to a wonderful week in the water. He was headed for the beach. Later, I caught up with him and took his photo.
Coming down from the excitment, we indulged in a big lunch at the hotel, where Dan discovered his new favorite drink.
The rest of the day was a mdely of running, napping and souvenir shopping. The hotel's gift shop has been transformed and they now carry higher quality items (and less clutter). I hate clutter.
The front desk informed me that the lu`au had changed a bit, but we opted not to take part this trip. We did get a glimpse as we were headed out for dinner that night.
After a week of eating out, one starts to crave ligther fare. So, we found ourselves back at Bongo Ben's that night for another round of salads. We followed that up with some unusually flavored shave ice. I had key lime, fuzzy navel and something called "suicide." I especially liked the key lime. Very tart. It's funny we never really took notice of this guy's cart as it's right next to Huggo's.
Earlier in the week, we went to this sacred land to buy avocado and mango bread. It is a well-groomed plot of land that is usually gated shut. Apparently, they allow churches to sell baked goods there.
We finished up the night at ABC Store, redeeming our gifts with all our receipts from the week. We ended up with a reusable shopping bag and 2 coffee mugs.
No comments:
Post a Comment