8/1/24
As a result of going to bed at 6:00 p.m. the night before, we were wide awake around 4:30 a.m. We stayed in bed for awhile and then decided to get up and go to the beach for sunrise. The resort was SO QUIET! This was 6:00 a.m.:
There were some people who had the same idea as us.
Although it was cloudy, and we wouldn’t be able to see the actual sunrise from where we were, the sky was BEAUTIFUL!
Behind us was where you could see the sunrise:
There is no filter on this! It’s like a painting!
It was 6:27 a.m. and we were hungry! We had to meet the tour operator at 8:00 a.m. ish, so we had plenty of time to grab something from the coffee shop in our resort.
We decided to share a wrap and acai bowl.
The acai bowl was realllyyyyyy good! I have never had one before!
The breakfast wrap with meat:
This was also really good! We were happy with our choices.
My youngest walked to the ABC Store to get some fruit and a cinnamon roll.
And finally, we could not resist the carton of POG juice! If you have not had this, it’s the most amazing juice ever! (You can get this in Disney at Animal Kingdom Lodge too!)
(Here’s a quick little tour through the ABC Store!)
It was time to meet our tour group! We were supposed to leave at 8:30 a.m., so we were in the meeting area at 8:00 a.m. I hate being late!
We were instructed to meet by the escalators near the Ewu Tower, however, that escalator is under construction and blocked off. They still were gathering in that area, we just had to go down a different way. We checked in with one person and they advised us to just hang around the area until 8:30 a.m. They would line us up and hand out name tags (of our bus driver) and load us up. We had two buses.
The buses were amazing! Charging ports, adjustable seat, adjustable foot rest, seat belts, personal air flow and light, and storage above.
As we boarded, we were handed a packet. Inside this packet would be everything we would need for the next few days.
The boxed lunch selection sheet for our tour on Saturday:
The intro sheet:
This sheet was slightly modified from the information given to us in our online packets with our reservation confirmation.
Today’s tour was the Dole Plantation, and the Polynesian Cultural Center.
We began our drive, and arrived at the Dole Plantation. Gar was our bus driver/tour guide. He told us facts and information the entire time he was driving. There was not a moment of silence for the entire 3 days! We did learn a ton from him, but we also were exhausted at some points and just wanted some peace.
He dropped us off and we had about 45 minutes to walk around here. We did not do any kind of organized tour of the plantation. There was a train ride, a maze, and a huge shop. Of course we shopped!
The store was giant!
Guess what they had…DOLE WHIP! Both inside and then outside there was a food truck with it as well.
Yes! We got some for all of us to share!
Up next…the Polynesian Cultural Center and Sunset!
Taryn's Mad Hatter Adventures 