Thursday, March 11, 2010

Relaxing and Overeating on the Big Island

Having kids has definitely made us slow down on our vacations. I remember on our honeymoon I felt the need to constantly be doing/seeing everything to make the most of our trip. Since this was our second time to the Big Island, I did not feel the same pressure. Plus, I knew that k and n needed their afternoon naps, so we pretty much took it easy every afternoon. On Monday, after naptime, we just went to the pool again...this time it was warmer.
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n's turn
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For dinner we went to Huli Sue's, a new restaurant in Mauna Lani. The original restaurant, in Waimea, is known for its BBQ. However, at this location, the BBQ selection was pretty small. D had ribs and I had a pulled pork sandwich.
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We pretty much had the restaurant to ourselves...not a good sign.

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I wanted to try the banana cream pie because I had read some good Yelp reviews. I liked the creative presentation, but it tasted pretty heavy, almost like there was almond paste or something. (k liked licking the chocolate/caramel design off the plate). No one else at the table was too fond of it, so I ended up eating way more than my share because I felt bad for suggesting it. That wasn't a good idea, as I could feel it sitting in my stomach later on that night.

After dinner we went to the Shops at Mauna Lani to watch a hula/fire show. D's dad won a voucher for free kayaking by answering a trivia question about Hawaii.
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n fell asleep.

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