June 17, 2017 - Day #16 Last day at Aulani Resort

June 17, 2017

In order to be able to do different things, Russell and I had to split up.  Russell took Matty to snorkel at Paradise Cove, Mikey wanted to go to the kid's club and checked himself in.  I took Joey shopping at Ala Moana Center.  After an hour at the kid's club, Mikey was bored and wanted to leave.  Russell eventually picked him up and took him to the cove.  The three of them enjoyed snorkeling and saw a lot of turtles.  Joey was happy with his selection of souvenirs for his friends.  We made it back to the hotel by 3:30pm so that Joey can go to his teen activities.




At the last minute we decided to go to a luau.  The Disney and Paradise Cove luaus were sold out but we were able to book Germaine's Luau.  The bus came to pick us up at 5:30pm and took us to a nearby location.  The boys got to see the Kalua Pig get pulled out of the underground stone pit.  They were mesmerized by the Polynesian dancers and really enjoyed the fire dance.  Joey even had an opportunity to show off his dancing skills on stage.












Back at the hotel, Russell and I went to The Olelo Room to enjoy live music.  Russell was intrigued by the musician's homemade bass instrument.  Mahalo Disney for making us feel like we are a part of your Ohana and for being a safe place for the kids.  We had a great time!




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