After a satisfying meal, we traveled a few miles to go to Allerton Gardens. David, our tour guide, was very knowledgable in botony and did a great job explaining the characteriscs of the local flora and fauna. We took a number of great photos during our tour. The picture to our left is one of our favorites. It's one of the Moreton Bay Figs that were made famous in the movie Jurassic Park. After our garden tour, we traveled to the west side of the island to attend the Smiths Tropical Paradise Garden Luau. The luau started with a tram tour of the grounds. Then before the meal, we watched the Imu ceremony which was the uncovering of the pig. Two men came out and blew on their conch shells and spent a few minutes digging up the pig. Once the ceremony was over, we sat down at a table and enjoyed a nice meal which included green salad, Hawaiian potatoes, mashed potatoes, poi, lomi lomi salmon, kalua pig, beef teriyaki, sweet and sour mahi mahi, and chicken adobe. Overall, the food was pretty good. Immediately after the laua, we went over to the auditorium for the performance. The show included a number of dances from different countries that have influenced Hawaiian Culture including, Tahiti, Samoa, New Zealand, China, and Japan. We thought most of the performances were pretty good, but some of the performances seemed to lack authenticity. However, it was still a very entertaining show.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Day 2 - Lots of Things Planned Part II
After a satisfying meal, we traveled a few miles to go to Allerton Gardens. David, our tour guide, was very knowledgable in botony and did a great job explaining the characteriscs of the local flora and fauna. We took a number of great photos during our tour. The picture to our left is one of our favorites. It's one of the Moreton Bay Figs that were made famous in the movie Jurassic Park. After our garden tour, we traveled to the west side of the island to attend the Smiths Tropical Paradise Garden Luau. The luau started with a tram tour of the grounds. Then before the meal, we watched the Imu ceremony which was the uncovering of the pig. Two men came out and blew on their conch shells and spent a few minutes digging up the pig. Once the ceremony was over, we sat down at a table and enjoyed a nice meal which included green salad, Hawaiian potatoes, mashed potatoes, poi, lomi lomi salmon, kalua pig, beef teriyaki, sweet and sour mahi mahi, and chicken adobe. Overall, the food was pretty good. Immediately after the laua, we went over to the auditorium for the performance. The show included a number of dances from different countries that have influenced Hawaiian Culture including, Tahiti, Samoa, New Zealand, China, and Japan. We thought most of the performances were pretty good, but some of the performances seemed to lack authenticity. However, it was still a very entertaining show.
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