We started the day at Kahalu'u Beach for some snorkeling. Well...the boys snorkeled and Livy and I read. Kahalu'u is well known in Kona for its great snorkeling, and luckily we got a tip from a bay area volunteer yesterday that a cruise ship was coming to town today so we needed to be there early. We got to the beach around 9:30, so we missed most of the tourist that came from the boat. The boys said it was a good place to snorkel as they saw several schools of brightly colored fish and some puffer fish. They want to go back tomorrow for one last run with their flippers and fins.
We spent the afternoon swimming and napping at the condo. I had not taken any naps on this vacation until today, so it was much needed. I love a good nap!
We need to rest up today any way for tonight's entertainment. Our last big meal on the island was a luau tonight. We found great (discounted!) tickets online for the Royal Kona's Voyagers of the Pacific Luau, and it was a really cool show. They had tons of food, kids activities, and of course lots of hula dancing. The announcer did a great job of explaining each dance, its origin, and its meaning. There were sweet and simple dances, ones with only the ladies in very festive outfits, ones with only the men shouting and hitting themselves, and of course, the grand finale was a guy dancing with flaming swords. It was something you simply must do once in a lifetime, especially when in Hawaii.
Our flight home tomorrow is a red-eye, and Mike and I were sort of dreading the need to fill time all day after our morning check out. On a whim, I called our vacation contact and asked for a late check out. After a very nice 20 minute conversation with our host, Edgar in Washington D.C., he arranged for us to have the condo all day tomorrow. What a relief! Now we can snorkel again, swim at one last beach, and take our time to pack up before heading to the airport after dinner. Once again, it was an amazing day in paradise!
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