Since it was the girls as well as hubbys very first time in Hawaii we had to of course fit in a Luau. We chose the Old Lahaina Luau mainly because of all of the amazing reviews.
We loved it from the moment we walked up!
We were greeted with fresh flower leis, the girls and I were offered sweet smelling flowers for our hair and hubby and I were handed mai tais while the girls were given a yummy non alcoholic drink. We felt special from the beginning.
There were activities for the kids to participate in and they took full advantage of them all right away.
They were having a blast.
Of course they had to see the unwrapping of the cooked pig even though I'm pretty sure they wish they hadn't after the fact.
Her face says it all!
Our view from our table was beautiful and we all enjoyed the show. We ate and drank delicious drinks and the girls LOVED that they could order off the long list of alcoholic drinks and they would make all of them without any alcohol for them. Our server was hilarious and so fun. It was all around a good time for us.
The next morning we woke up and got ready for our Whale Watching adventure. Kayla was super excited and so were hubby and I. Brooklyn was of course very nervous which we expected. Our boat was small and pretty much just a raft like the rafts that the coast guard use. We chose this because we would all be able to see better and the boats are faster than the other tours offered meaning that I would not get sea sick. When we got on we were told we could sit along the edge and just hold on or on the seats in the middle. We all chose the edging on the boat but I had Brooklyn sit in the seat in the middle. When we took off she quietly held back her tears and looked down hoping nobody could see. Hubby and I felt awful but I knew without a doubt as soon as the boat went faster and she saw the whales she would be fine. After we got out to sea and she saw her first whale she was absolutely fine and soon enough she was sitting right next to us holding on to the edge of the raft with a big smile on her face.
Out of the two hours on the boat we saw whales for more than half of our trip. The guy said we were extremely lucky because that isn't always the case. Kayla got the picture right below which turned out to be the best one of the day.
This was such an amazing and fun experience. The whales were huge and seeing them this close was just mind blowing!
After we were done whale watching we needed food because we were starving and we were like walking zombies after all being on Dramamine. We found lunch in downtown Lahaina and then did some shopping along with some site seeing. We found the huge Banyan tree and then walked through the Old Lahaina Court House and looked around.
Brooklyn showed off her tattoo she got at the luau the night before.
After shopping and site seeing we stopped so the girls could get some shaved ice from Ululani's. There were so many flavors to choose from and after taking long enough to decide they were both happy with their choices. They both were very good.
Back to the hotel and then we headed down to the pool. Hubby and I enjoyed a few mai tai's while the girls swam and then we watched the sunset from the jacuzzi that night which was probably the first night we actually watched the sunset. All of the previous nights were pretty cloudy and/or we were out and about and missed it. It was definitely nice to just sit and watch the sunset this evening.
We had another late dinner that night and had to wait awhile as well. The girls colored outside while we waited. We chose another sushi spot to try because it was also rated very high as being a great sushi spot. The place was very tiny though so the wait was long but the food was delicious and very fresh. I preferred the first spot we went to because of the atmosphere and the menu was larger but Miso Phat Sushi was also very good!
After we were back to our hotel and in bed because the next day would sadly be our very last full day on Maui.
2 comments:
So so fun to see all of this!
Your trip looks amazing! I love the picture of your family at the luau. Your pictures of the whales are great!
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