My Babies and Beautiful Scenery

(WARNING: THIS POST IS LOADED WITH PICTURES)

Okay, first I will start off with photos of the pearls. They aren't the greatest photos but they will have to do for now at least.

First my black pearl studs.

Now my plumeria pendant with the black pearl.


Plumeria earrings.


Okay, now that I got those out of the way, I can contiue yesterday's activities. We were headed for a luau for dinner last night. The location is kind of out of the way so we headed out to find our way so we didn't end up lost and get there late. It was open seating so we also wanted to make sure we were there as soon as they opened up to get our choice of seats. Right next to the location is a beach park. So we went over to the beach for a few pictures and to just watch the waves (I could do that for hours on end). From the beach you could see where the tables for the luau were.

We had about 2 hours to kill while waiting for the luau to start. So we stopped by Target to do some souvenir shopping. That really is a great place to buy souvenirs. If you can find something that you want there (or Wal-Mart/K-Mart) it will likely be a lot cheaper than they will possibly be at the other places. So we made our way to the luau later that evening. We got great seats and we were able to relax and enjoy the sound of the ocean. Many of the other guests at the luau were brought in my bus that they actually provide free of charge from Honolulu (we aren't staying in Honolulu and just drove ourselves rather than find parking downtown and take the bus). I will take from the Germaine's Luau website, information on the beginning of the luau. Upon arrival, all of our guests are traditionally welcomed with a Hawaiian Shell Lei. The sounding of the conch shell announces the beginning of the evening’s festivities! Picture taking opportunities await as the Royal Court of Polynesia makes its entrance. As the imu (underground oven) is uncovered, the savory aroma of the Kalua Pua’a (roasted pig) – your main course of the evening – reminds us that dinner is soon to be served.

And let me tell you, the pig smells DELICIOUS!!!! Here are some pics from the beginning of the evening.








The rest of the evening was filled with music, dance, some comedy and some DELICIOUS Kalua Pig.

(no worries, she is covered in the front, it is a family show after all)

This was our latest night yet, hence the lateness in posting.

So onto today. We really didn't have anything really planned. We headed to Hilo Hattie's for the rest of our souvenir shopping. This is such a fun store and is packed with all kinds of different things. You could spend a small fortune in there. (They have a Maui Diver's Jewelry store in there as well, and they kept asking us if we wanted to open an oyster. We all know what happened to me the last time I went there)

So by the time we were finished there, it was past time to eat some lunch. We thought we would find a park or beach around to sit and eat. Well, we were down in Honolulu and all the beaches were packed. So we just headed to the windward (east) side of the island to get away from the masses of people. Went up through their "mountains" and ended up in a state park for lunch. Then we were planning on heading back to The Polynesian Cultural Center but it took us longer to get up there and we would have been running in to see the Tonga demonstration. I didn't want to be running so we didn't go back and just headed back to the condo to spend the rest of the evening doing laundry and taking it easy. I am just going to post a bunch of pictures for the rest of the post and then head to bed. Tomorrow is a beach day, filled with sund, sand and hopefully some snorkeling. I hope to also catch the sunset (wanted to try for it tonight but it was cloudy and rainy so it wasn't the greatest night for that.). So, enjoy the rest of the pictures from today.