Following on from the last post, later on the Tuesday night, we went for dinner at the Banyan Tree Restaurant at the Ritz Carlton. It was amongst the nicest food I had ever eater, and also the most expensive. We walked out with me feeling the hungriest I’d ever been after any form of dinner meal. Certainly not value for money, although a very worthwhile dining experience. To congratulate us on our honeymoon, they whipped up a complimentary dessert for Mr & Mrs Bannann.  Despite the spelling, they were well tipped that night.

On Wednesday, we went driving around to various snorkelling olocations, although due to wind, most locations were quite choppy, and so our most practical option was Olowalu.  By the time we found this place, it was late in the day so we didn’t get much time before we had to vacate the water.  Morven was also having mask leakage issues.  The most interesting creature we found here was the Reef Squid.  It was a very beautiful place for snorkelling, despite being metres from the highway.

We then went back to the hotel to shower and change, before going to a Luau.  It was very interesting, and setup very well for tourists, albeit overly commercialised.  The highlights were the beautiful sunset, the Hawaiian food, and the storyline behind the performance.  I have to say I didn’t find hula dancing to be particularly entertaining.  It is quite repetitive seeing women in grass skirts wiggle their hips; albeit very skillfully.  Regardless, the combination of the dance itself, the music, and the storyline was a worthwhile experience and I’m glad we went – I just wouldn’t go again.    It was great to have eaten taro – a vegetable similar (I thought) to beetroot that is grown in Hawaii.  In fact, I actually thought it was beetroot until I asked Morven a week later what taro looked like (she won’t stop reading the Lonely Planet books).