Day 5 - Individual Activity Day

We were dead tired last night, so we got to sleep early and woke up at 6AM. Shin took care of a few work e-mails in the morning, and then we headed back to Joe's on the Green for breakfast. This time Alexis tried their famous macadamia nut pancakes, and Shin had the scrambled eggs with beef, onions, and taro leaves. The macadamia nut pancakes were very thick and sweet with the regular and cocount syrup. The scrambled eggs were good, but Shin preferred the Kalua pork and eggs he had the time before. Unfortunately, we don't have any pictures to share this time.

We drove back to the hotel, and Shin dropped off Alexis so that she could go to her lei making and hula classes. Alexis learned how to make a lei using 45 dendrobium orchids. She had to remove the stems and she strung the orchids using a long needle and string. The completed lei looked very similar to the one she received when we arrived at the hotel. After her lei making class, she took a hula class. The class learned a dance called Hanalei Moon. If you want to see it, you'll have to request it next time you see Alexis. : )

Shin drove to Kalaheo and went to the Kukuiolono Park & Golf Course. This course costs only $9 for 9-holes which is a bargain. As he drove up, he was amazed that a course so nice could only cost $9. Because Shin didn't have much time this morning, so he decided to hit a bucket of balls at the practice range. At this course, the course charged $2 for a tin can with 35 practice balls which is quite reasonable as well. Shin hit two cans worth which lasted about 45 minutes.

Shin drove back to the hotel and picked up Alexis. We went to Koloa Fish Market to pick up some lunch. We both ordered plate lunches. Alexis got a plate lunch with ahi tuna cooked in a cream wasabi sauce and Shin got a combo plate lunch with the ahi tuna and a Korean barbecue fried chicken. We also got a side of Korean style poke. The plate lunches were a bit salty, but very tasty. The ahi was cooked just right and the cream sauce was not overpowering and the wasabi gave it a nice little kick. The Korean barbecue chicken was similar to a well-done chicken karaage, and the korean style poke was similar to poke with a light spice to it. We really liked this meal.

After taking a short break after lunch, Alexis and Shin rented snorkel gear from the hotel. Poipu beach has some of the better snorkeling on the island, so we walked over there from the hotel. Once we got there, we had another Michael Chang sighting. It looked like he and his wife were looking around, but they didn't go into the water. We went out in the water and we saw quite a few different and colorful species of fish. One of Shin's favorites looked like the Brazilian flag. It was a nice experience, and the snorkeling here was much better than the snorkeling we did in the Virgin Islands. We snorkeled for about an hour.

We headed back to the hotel to freshen up for dinner. We had reservations at a nice restaurant called the Beach House. We had a sunset reservation, so the restaurant was crowded when we arrived. We managed to take a few pictures of the sunset We started by ordering some calamari, and Alexis and Shin both ordered fish dishes. Overall, Alexis thought it was a nice meal, however, Shin was disappointed. The service was slow, and the food was a bit bland. Instead of getting dessert at the restaurant, we went to Lappert's ice cream for dessert. We each got a scoop of ice cream which were very tasty.