Saturday July 26th
We didn't have too many plans today, so we hung out at the hotel for a bit and saw some cool parrots. We then went to Whaler's Village and rented some snorkel gear.
Our tour guide had told us about a cool place to snorkel called Slaughterhouse which was next to a bay called Honolua Bay. We drove to Honolua Bay looking for Slaughterhouse, but were never able to find it, so we just stayed at Honolua Bay to snorkel. It was not very crowded at all and I was finally able to snorkel in some calm water. I found it a lot easier to snorkel coming in from the beach. Chris and I swam out pretty far and saw a lot of really cool fish and coral. I actually liked snorkeling after this little adventure.
Later that evening, we got all jazzed up to go to a Luau at the Royal Lahaina Resort, which was only a few minutes up the road from us. I got to wear my hand painted sarong and Chris got to wear one of his Hawaiian shirts. There was about 300 people there or so and it was obvious that the Royal Lahaina people were very used to putting on these Luaus as they were very organized and professional. Overall, it was really great food and fun. We got served buffet style and they had plenty of food for everyone (i.e. turkey, beef, chicken, pork cooked underground in ti leaves, mahi mahi, and much more). There were free drinks all night and they put on a really great show, which they allowed you to videotape. Very fun luau and highly recommended. I actually got on stage and learned a little hula too. heh
When we got back to the hotel, we walked along the sidewalk overlooking the beach. Maui really shuts down after 9pm. There is hardly anyone out at night. We found ourselves a little hammock and ended up snoozing for a little while out there by the beach. Very relaxing.....
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