We had planned/hoped to attend a session at the temple, so we got dressed in our Sunday clothes and headed out to breakfast while we waited to pick up our tickets to the PCC. We went to the Wailana Coffee House for all you can eat pancakes! Turns out, all we could eat were four each. But they were still good... especially with the coconut syrup!
There was some confusion about the PCC tickets, so that took us out of being able to attend the temple. So we changed into our play clothes and headed out to do some other fun things... like hike Diamond Head crater! Wait, what?!
The trail is closed during the week! Bummer! They did let us walk around the parking lot and trail head though.
We are here.
Diamond Head didn't work out, so that just meant heading out to Matsumoto's a little earlier. It was a bit over cast, and drizzly by this point, but that didn't matter. Shave ice is good any time! It was even better than we remember.
Anna was curious about the sweetened condensed milk option for the shave ice, so after we each finished our own, we got another one to share. This time with the SCM. Looks a little gnarly... but it was SO SO GOOD!! Not as sweet as you would expect, and added some creaminess. So good!
From there we made our way over to the Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC). Through a friend of a friend, we were able to get tickets into the villages and to the show. We only needed to pay for a meal choice. Can't complain about that. We saved about 75% from paying at the door.
Oh yeah, by this time, it's raining. Every once in a while it would calm down, but for the most part, it was pretty steady.
Here's Anna trying to make fire in the Samoan village. Actually, all we can really do here is make smoke and embers. But we each gave it a try, and got it to smoke a little.
The canoe pageant they have in the middle of the day, was moved to the theatre, due to the rain. All the performers did a really great job.
The canoe pageant they have in the middle of the day, was moved to the theatre, due to the rain. All the performers did a really great job.
Back at the Samoan village for some demonstrations. It's pretty much the some one they've had there for ever- But still so fun to watch. It's really fun to be around people experiencing it all for the first time.
At the Tongan village, Anna volunteered me to participate. That was pretty fun. I did my best to "ham" it up and make it fun for everyone watching. Even got a couple comments afterward from people.
We also visited the Tahitian and Maori villages before our time ran out. We missed Fiji.
Mmmm... then it was dinner time! We chose the buffet. Good pork and chicken. I liked the sushi rolls too. Great pineapple, good bread rolls, and good desserts. Happy tongues and stomachs!
After dinner we made our way to the theater again. The staff at PCC takes pictures and you can buy them at the end of the day. They're pretty expensive, so we just took pictures of our pictures. Here's a pretty funny one.
Anna couldn't pass up a kissy faced Moa...
Seating for the night show is assigned. We were directed to the left of the stage and looked for our row. We were front row?! These tickets were great!
The start of the show. No zoom lens needed.
The show is really well done.
That many guys doing a "haka"... goose bumps.
At times during the show, the rain was pouring and the wind was blowing it into the theatre a little, but all the performers worked through it. We thought for sure they were going to stop the show due to the amount of rain, but they never did.
After we were done at the PCC, we drove over to the temple to take some pictures. The grounds are beautiful (even in the dark) and the temple is very well lit.
As we were leaving the temple, Anna spotted this huge toad on the walkway. random.
The Polynesian Cultural Center was a great way to end our stay on Oahu. It would have been nice to have just one more day on the island, but I'm sure everyone who visits says that. We had had a really great time, but we were pretty excited for Maui too.
At the Tongan village, Anna volunteered me to participate. That was pretty fun. I did my best to "ham" it up and make it fun for everyone watching. Even got a couple comments afterward from people.
We also visited the Tahitian and Maori villages before our time ran out. We missed Fiji.Mmmm... then it was dinner time! We chose the buffet. Good pork and chicken. I liked the sushi rolls too. Great pineapple, good bread rolls, and good desserts. Happy tongues and stomachs!
After dinner we made our way to the theater again. The staff at PCC takes pictures and you can buy them at the end of the day. They're pretty expensive, so we just took pictures of our pictures. Here's a pretty funny one.
Anna couldn't pass up a kissy faced Moa...
Seating for the night show is assigned. We were directed to the left of the stage and looked for our row. We were front row?! These tickets were great!
The start of the show. No zoom lens needed.
The show is really well done.
That many guys doing a "haka"... goose bumps.
At times during the show, the rain was pouring and the wind was blowing it into the theatre a little, but all the performers worked through it. We thought for sure they were going to stop the show due to the amount of rain, but they never did. After we were done at the PCC, we drove over to the temple to take some pictures. The grounds are beautiful (even in the dark) and the temple is very well lit.
As we were leaving the temple, Anna spotted this huge toad on the walkway. random.
The Polynesian Cultural Center was a great way to end our stay on Oahu. It would have been nice to have just one more day on the island, but I'm sure everyone who visits says that. We had had a really great time, but we were pretty excited for Maui too.
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Annas 'boo' face at Diamond Head is awesome.
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