After another yummy pineapple breakfast on the beach 
we were off to the Polynesian Cultural Centre for the day.
A bus picked us up at 10:30 and "Cousin Boyd" gave us a tour on the way to the other side of the island. Once we got there, we upgraded our tickets to have a guided tour that included lunch. The price of the upgrade wasn't much more than what lunch would have cost us, anyway. 
In one of the "villages" we stopped at they showed us some of the instruments they played including the conch shell, a nose flute and drums. Darcy volunteered to help in the drum presentation and I got the whole thing on video. When we got home Jaden had to watch it 5 times in a row - he loved it! 
As a thanks-for-participating they gave Darcy a hat woven out of leaves that had a fish on top. 
From the drums we went to the "river" where they showed us some of the traditional dances of the different nations. Unfortunately for us, the clouds decided that would be a good time to unleash a torrential downpour! Thank goodness we had those attractive ponchos. At least the kept us dry, and even though it was wet, it still wasn't cold out. 
"Cousin Rudy" showed us the canoes they used to travel in,
In one of the "villages" we stopped at they showed us some of the instruments they played including the conch shell, a nose flute and drums. Darcy volunteered to help in the drum presentation and I got the whole thing on video. When we got home Jaden had to watch it 5 times in a row - he loved it! As a thanks-for-participating they gave Darcy a hat woven out of leaves that had a fish on top. From the drums we went to the "river" where they showed us some of the traditional dances of the different nations. Unfortunately for us, the clouds decided that would be a good time to unleash a torrential downpour! Thank goodness we had those attractive ponchos. At least the kept us dry, and even though it was wet, it still wasn't cold out. "Cousin Rudy" showed us the canoes they used to travel in,we saw how they opened coconuts
and how they made fire. 
At supper time we had a luau 
complete with fresh flower lei's,
a king and queen,
and a pig roasted in a hole in the ground. 
The meal included "poi" which is anything mashed (like potatoes) and even a purple poi bun! 
The evening show as amazing! (Unfortunately no cameras were allowed) "Cousin Boyd" who was our tour guide on the bus was the main "fire guy". It's amazing what they can do.
At supper time we had a luau complete with fresh flower lei's, a king and queen, and a pig roasted in a hole in the ground. The meal included "poi" which is anything mashed (like potatoes) and even a purple poi bun! The evening show as amazing! (Unfortunately no cameras were allowed) "Cousin Boyd" who was our tour guide on the bus was the main "fire guy". It's amazing what they can do.
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