Hawaii Vacation

We just got back from our annual “it’s fall break” Olsen family trip. We went to Hawaii for a week. Gary’s parents joined us. We spent 5 nights on Lanai and 3 nights on Oahu. Lanai is a small island that you can see from Maui. It is beautiful. We stayed at The Four Seasons Manele Bay. It was beautiful. Our room was ocean view. We swam, snorkeled, had massages, Gary golfed at two of the most best golf courses in the world, 4WD tour of the island, kids caught lizards and did tons of crafts at the kids club, clay shooting, archery, mini golf , small hikes and ate at great restaurants. The town is very small and laid back. The shops closed for lunch or whenever they felt like it and most everything was closed by 7. The other resort on the island is The Lodge at Koele. It is like a hunting lodge near the mountains. It has awesome views of the island and is surrounded by pine trees. Most of the island used to be pineapple plantations run by Dole, but they no longer grow them on the island.
We stayed at the Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu. It is situated on a point at the North Shore- gorgeous views of the ocean, which we had from our room as well. We spent a day at the Polynesian Cultural Center, which is great to get all the culture, dancing, etc all in one place. I think it’s incredible the opportunity the polynesian people have to attend BYU and get a college education in return for working at the PCC. We hiked up to Waimea Falls. We spent an afternoon at Pearl Harbor, Battleship Missouri and the Submarine USS Bowfin. We shopped in North Shore town and stopped for Dole Whip at the Pineapple plantation. We had a great time.