Day 9 - Relax and Luau

Ready for another day of relaxation on our Southside beaches. We started our day off at the black sand beach and Shawnna and I hiked to our “private” beach over the rocks and started our snorkeling. Again we saw a wide variety fish and coral, but the highlight was Shawnna finding a sea turtle. He was taking a nap underneath a rock. He had tucked himself under a rock and was just laying there. We watched him for a little while until he came out, went up to the surface, and then went back under his rock. Unfortunately, we didn’t get any pictures because as we had been taking pictures, I noticed the camera had filled with water. Evidently, dropping an underwater camera is bad. This was the first sea turtle I was able to see while snorkeling. It was amazing. Especially since I was the one that spotted him. I fell in love with sea turtles today.

We went back to Ahihi Cove. Nothing really new and exciting there. Then by this time, it was about time to head back to get ready to go to Lahina and our luau at Feast at Lele.
We wandered around Lahina for a while before the luau. Shawnna got her picture taken under the huge Banyan tree and we browsed around the shops downtown. When it was finally time to be seated, we were surprised to be seated at a table for two within 3 ft of the stage. We also go a fresh flower lei and a mai tai as we walked in.

Feast at Lele is a little different than the typical luau. It is a four course dinner representing four different Pacific ethnicities, Hawaii, New Zealand, Tahiti, and Samoa. They would serve a course and then do a small show, such as a hula or other native dance. Our seats were awesome since the show was right in front of us. Shawnna discovered her new favorite drink, a Lava Flow, which is a pina colada with bananas and strawberry puree’. The food was excellent and we had a great time. We got some great pictures of the fire dancer which was the last performance of the night. All in all, it was an excellent time.
I am so happy we chose Feast at Lele for our luau. It was so nice to have our own table and to be served instead of having to go through a buffet line. The cost is a little more than some other luaus, but worth every cent!