The Big Island - Les Schwab Week: The Last Night and Day

Today Ryan and I decided that it would be our last hurrah at the beach by the Sheraton. We loved this beach because it looked like what we envisioned Hawaii to be. So we packed up our stuff and headed to the beach for a few hours for some last minute sun and swimming (not me, Ryan).

Later that night, Les Schwab put on a Luau for us. It was something we had never experienced! As we walked in, they had fresh lais for us. Ryan kept wondering out loud to me when he was going to "get laid" in Hawaii. Well, it happened, in front of God and everyone in his company. He got laid as we walked in to the Luau.

I have to say, I was a little disappointed in the food. Most of it was seafood and had the fishy smell, I didn't handle it very well. I don't know if it was just the line that we ended up in or if that's how it was everywhere. I did enjoy some fresh fruit sprinkled with coconut, a lava flow, and their wonderful desserts! They had one of the hotel workers hiding in the middle of one of the tables under some fake vegetables and when someone would come up to take food, he would scare them! It was fun to watch people react to being scared!

The entertainment was wonderful! We learned about the Hawaiian culture and the different dances they do. Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures because we were so far from the stage. We enjoyed our evening with our good friends from Lodi, Gary and Eliana. They are a lot of fun to be with and we enjoyed spending time with them there on the Big Island!

As the evening came to a close, Ryan and I were ready for Sunday and to see the boys. There was a little part of me that was anxious for the plane ride to be over, both for them and us!

Maui - Day 5: Shopping On Front Street

Up to this day, I had done very little shopping. Shock, I know! I was worried how I was going to break the news to Ryan and the boys that I really wanted to go down to Front Street in Lahaina and hit the shops. I was surprised they hadn't noticed the rash that had broke out on my body from the reaction by body was going through from not shopping.

So,I got up on Thursday morning and said,"you know, I have sat at the beach, I have snorkeled (at times against my will, ask Colby how his arm is), I think I deserve a little girl time this morning." To my astonishment, they all agreed! We got ready and headed to Lahaina.

The shops on Front Street are a lot of fun. A lot of surfing stores, souvenir shops, and places to eat. I think we went in every store! We found some fun stuff at "Rip Curl", "Hurley", "Quicksilver", "Hard Rock Cafe", and "Bubba Gump Shrimp", Ryan bought Colby a shirt from there that says "My Momma Says I'm Special." We all laughed, Colby did not! We ate at a really fun place called "Cheeseburger In Paradise". It's kind of like a Red Robin with a tropical atmosphere. It's enclosed but their windows are open all the time so you can enjoy the warm, ocean air.

There's also a really cool tree in the middle of front street that takes up an entire block. I can't remember the name, I'll insert that later, but it has re-rooted itself several times. We also saw a lot of Les Schwab families that had gone to Maui the second week like we did. It was fun to see familiar faces and talk about all the fun things we had done and seen.

That afternoon, we headed back to the beach at the condo for one last swim, boogie board, skim board, and beach time! We knew the time was getting close for us to head home!