Hawaii - Day One

Well, it's been a week since Matt and I got back from Hawaii and I'm think I'm ready to post now.
The laundry is done, Valentine's Day is past, the school parties are over, Matt has edited the
photos and I've come to terms with the fact that Hawaii is gone and done.  Well, kind of...

DAY 1

 

When we first arrived, we checked into our hotel - Waikoloa Beach Marriott.

It was very nice and not very busy so it felt like we had the resort to ourselves.

  

  

For some reason, they thought it was our anniversary and had 

some chocolate covered strawberries sent to our room.  We didn't correct them : )

  

 That night we headed to the Luau.  

What's Hawaii without a good Luau?  

  

And sipped on some tropical drinks like virgin strawberry daiquiris.

  

Then we all headed outside to watch them dig up the pig from the pit.

I'm not sure why we went because it was disgusting!  I don't know

how anyone could eat the pork at the Luau after seeing that

poor pigs carcass lying there so lifeless and helpless.  After that

I haven't been able to eat bacon - the only meat I would eat

in my vegetarian diet. 
  

This is the second Luau we have been too in Hawaii and we've 

decided that we don't like Hawaiian buffet food.  We both

picked at what we had knowing we would get something

to eat after the show.  

Then the show began...

   

It ended with a fire dancer which was the best part of 

the whole evening.  Just amazing!

  

As we were driving up to our hotel I squealed in delight to see

that my favorite restaurant was right next door.

The Macaroni Gill!  So this is where we ran to after

the Luau.  So fabulous!

 

 And thus ended our first day in Hawaii.