Waikiki and the Germaine Luau

Monday

June 29th, 2015

Who comes to Oahu and doesn’t spend some time on the beach at Waikiki?  That certainly was on our list of must dos.  Since we were signed up for a luau that would pick us up at 4:00, we decided this would be a day to sleep in, go for breakfast, and then head for the beach.

Waikiki, is spite of the string of high-rise hotels, ABC stores, and specialty stores galore, is really beautiful.  We browsed through some shops then hopped onto the beach.  We set up our towels under a shady palm tree and took turns swimming in beautiful clear aqua blue water.  It was sunny, hot, and in the 80’s.

We took the hotel shuttle back to our hotel, got showered and headed to the meeting place to catch the bus to the Germaine Luau. It wa a hour and a half bus ride to the site which was on the leeward or west side of the island. Our escort was named Chad; he looked about 16, was quite comedian and  kept up a lively dialogue. We even played bus games and sang a humorous rendition of Old MacDonald with those on the bus participating on the way back to Honolulu.

I had been to a luau previously. The Germaine Luau was smaller with only about 150 guests tonight. They pulled the roasted pig out of the pit and proceeded with our buffet. There was a lot of audience participation like women volunteers learning to dance the hula and a men’s hula competition. Betty and I opted out of the hula instruction. There was one hula dancer from the show who came on stage with her back to the audience. She had on a grass skirt but no top across her back. I noticed the men paid careful attention to her swaying, anxiously awaiting for her to turn around. Unfortunately for the men, when she did, she had two strategically placed coconuts securely in place.

Can you believe it; I was still awake by the time we returned to the Hawaiian Prince at 10?  That proves that the luau  was indeed a successful evening! Got to get some rest for more adventures tomorrow!