Dinner at Leilani's
Friday, April 18, 2008
Well, dinner at Leilani's last night was a little more than we expected it to be. The food was just as great and the drinks were ono of course. I had their Hawaiian Punch again, and it actually tastes like the Hawaiian Punch you used to drink as a kid, only with a real "punch".
No, but though the sunset was mainly hidden by the clouds, the best part of last night's dinner was the entertainment, provided free of charge by a pair of whales out in the ocean. At first, we just saw a few spouts in the distance, had a few awe moments, and kept talking. And then, **splash**, a big wave a water shot up above the surface and practically everyone facing that direction in the restaurant noticed it. We saw the first whale making all the waves and slapping his fin into the water, all without our binoculars or our cameras.
The second whale stole the show a little later further south with much of the same fin splashing. He seemed a little closer, and from our table, we had a less obstructed view of him. From what the regulars around here tell us is that during the height of whale watching season (Dec-Feb), you see stuff like that all the time. Seeing that we're planning to comeback next February, that has us very excited.
Now, as for that Hula Pie I keep writing about, no surprise that when it comes to tackling a slice of one of those, three mouths are better than two. Here's a quick before and after view of what a little teamwork can get you.
Before
After
After dinner, we did a little bit more shopping in Whalers Village and then walked back to our room. I had been hoping to go out on the beach and do a little stargazing, though, the clouds had a different agenda than I did. Cindy and I did go down to the beach later with the binoculars and the clouds started to break just a little, but with the clouds breaking, the full moon took over and everything was a lot brighter out than I remember from last year. Needless to say, it was a bust.
Something I just need to keep in mind when booking our trip next year, check the lunar calendar as well.
No, but though the sunset was mainly hidden by the clouds, the best part of last night's dinner was the entertainment, provided free of charge by a pair of whales out in the ocean. At first, we just saw a few spouts in the distance, had a few awe moments, and kept talking. And then, **splash**, a big wave a water shot up above the surface and practically everyone facing that direction in the restaurant noticed it. We saw the first whale making all the waves and slapping his fin into the water, all without our binoculars or our cameras.
The second whale stole the show a little later further south with much of the same fin splashing. He seemed a little closer, and from our table, we had a less obstructed view of him. From what the regulars around here tell us is that during the height of whale watching season (Dec-Feb), you see stuff like that all the time. Seeing that we're planning to comeback next February, that has us very excited.
Now, as for that Hula Pie I keep writing about, no surprise that when it comes to tackling a slice of one of those, three mouths are better than two. Here's a quick before and after view of what a little teamwork can get you.
Before
After
After dinner, we did a little bit more shopping in Whalers Village and then walked back to our room. I had been hoping to go out on the beach and do a little stargazing, though, the clouds had a different agenda than I did. Cindy and I did go down to the beach later with the binoculars and the clouds started to break just a little, but with the clouds breaking, the full moon took over and everything was a lot brighter out than I remember from last year. Needless to say, it was a bust.
Something I just need to keep in mind when booking our trip next year, check the lunar calendar as well.
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