Kauai Day 5, October 26, 2008: Lounge and luau

On the 5th day of Kauai, we woke up and decided that we would listen to our concierges' advice and go snorkeling. We heard that snorkeling on Kauai is nothing short of amazing and would by far exceed the snorkeling we did on Maui. We were skeptical after hearing the same about Maui snorkeling but then being sorely disappointed on Maui. But, we didn't have a whole lot else going on so we headed to Kimo's snorkel shop and rented some snorkel gear to use for the day. The guy running the place gave us all of the tips on where to snorkel that time of year (and told us 20 times to avoid the northshore...yep, we have heard that). We headed about a mile away from his shop to snorkel.

I don't have any pictures of the snorkeling we did but it was absolutely amazing. We were snorkeling in that one spot that morning for about 3 hours. (Of course, Tim snorkeled a little bit more than I did... I took frequent breaks to bask in the sun). We saw so many schools of fish, octopus, sea turtles, etc. And the fish there? Absolutely gorgeous. They were so many colors and just absolutely breathtaking. And you could see for a mile in the water. It was so clear and gorgeous.

After that, we drove around a little bit and then headed back to play on the beach all day. That night, we decided to go to the Hyatt luau. It was just at our resort so we decided to check it out. It was a great time.

After snorkeling, a shot of the Kauai mountains.

More greenness and mountains.

And MORE greenness and mountains.

SO, at the luau... we sat front and center. We met a very nice couple from California that we chatted and enjoyed mai tais with throughout most of the dinner. During the show, we BOTH got picked on. The guy running the show decided to have me repeat something after him in Hawaiian in front of the crowd. Of course, I totally butchered it. Tim thought this was absolutely hilarious. BUT, I got the last laugh. Towards the end of the show, the Hawaiian dancers pick people to dance on stage with them in front of the crowd. Guess who got picked??! I laughed for 20 minutes straight. Apparently this girl tried to teach Tim to dance the hula and finally just told him, "Just shake your ass as fast as you can." It was PRICELESS.

Tim being taught how to do the hula... keep in mind that there is probably 300 people in the crowd and he his shakin his fanny in front of every one of them.

Here's the head guy asking Tim various questions... his name, if he's ever danced the hula, where he's from, etc.

And then he's called out to dance with the Hawaiian dancer in front of everyone. It was so hilarious. (Sorry, babe, still makes me laugh!) He was a good sport about it and I think he had a great time. This luau was fun because that part at least was interactive. We still liked the luau better on Maui but we had a good time on this night as well.

And a picture of us after the luau ended... I wonder if Tim is sunburned or still red from his exhibition of hula dancing skills?