Ko Olina

Today we decided to hang around the hotel and participate in the many events that Marriott was hosting. In the morning William and I went and looked at the tide pools that had only recently be filled and therefore didn't have much in the way of wildlife. We made our way over to the second lagoon to go snorkeling. We saw lots of little spotted pufferfish and many other vibrantly colored fish including the Hawaiian state fish. After drying off we headed back to our hotel and prepared ourselves for the hula hoop competition. Unfortunately none of us won any of the rounds despite my constant assurance of how good I was. We then headed to the soccer game where we found that the only one there was Jimmy, a friendly employee who we quickly befriended. A few minutes later a family showed up and we proceeded to school them at soccer. After showering we headed back down to watch the fire dancing and even saw a warrior climb a palm tree. As the sun set we made our way over to Longboards to eat a lovely meal. Once our food had settled we went night swimming in the hotel pool which included sneaking up the water slide. Luckily the water was turned off yet that didn't stop a few injuries from occurring while trying to reach the top of the very dark tube. It turns out going down a dry water slide with a wet bathing suit on isn't nearly as thrilling as I thought.Read more