Yesterday was our first full day in Hawaii.
We started the day with the buffet breakfast. There is a nice koi pond outside:
There is a decent buffet selection, with various cooked, pastry, cereal, fruit, etc options. Something for everyone:
Someone having an early game of golf at the course next door:
Mowing:
We spent much of the day relaxing under a tree at the edge of the resort:
Palm trees above the loungers:
View from the lounger:
Picnic lunch:
Hopeful birds:
Dipping my toes in the ocean:
Looking out:
Looking back:
A hidden hot tub (too hot for us):
Part of the heated pool:
More of the pool:
We were warned that there was going to be a corporate event that evening behind our building. They spent all day setting it up. The view from our lanai:
In the evening, we headed out to the local shopping area to buy some stuff and have dinner. Here's our rental Jeep:
The nearby outdoor shopping mall:
A sculpture at the mall:
Hawaiian Island Creations:
We had some dim sum at Pele's Wok for dinner:
And a tasty red ginger cake with mango sorbet for dessert:
Back at the room, the corporate event was underway. After some boring management speeches, they had a dance and music performance. We watched some of it from our lanai:
I'm always fascinated by the behind-the-scenes stuff:
They even had some Maori performances:
Stay tuned for day 3 tomorrow.