We DID SOMETHING DIRTY

On Monday, Dylan, Krissy, Kelly and I went on an ATV tour.    Kelly was especially excited about this experience because it was something she had never done before.   They outfitted us in shirts, pants, goggles, and helmets. They recommended we purchase these orange bandanas which they ended up giving out to those who weren’t smart enough to purchase them.  

 

 

 

Krissy’s  shirt was holey, my pants had to be tied up with a rope, and many of the buttons were missing on all of our pants.  Quite stylish. 

 

Kelly and I drove a Yellow MudBug and the Tuckers were in a red four seater because that is what they had available.  The tour covered 22 miles of land that is privately owned by the owner of AOL.  The Mudbugs were easy to drive and luckily the trails weren’t too bumpy.   The tour began by an old rundown Sugar Mill.

We drove through an underground tunnel that was about 1/2 mile long.   It was built by laborers without an engineer on staff in the 1940’s.  Amazingly it took only 9 months to complete.  I’m sure today with all the regulations it would take 5-10 years.   The tunnel was for transporting sugar cane from one side of the mountain to the sugar mill.

The trails were extremely dusty but luckily not too muddy.  The most mud we encountered was passing through a little stream. 

A tasty lunch was served by a waterfalls.  Krissy and Dylan jumped off the rocks and enjoyed a cool dip in the water.  Kelly and I relaxed in the Mudbug and were entertained by the other tourists and our tour guide PAT. 

All in all we had a great time.  The tour lasted a little over four hours and we came back disgustingly dirty.    Krissy is the cleanest because she had cleaned off in the waterfall.  We had dirt everywhere.  Last night we found more hidden in all the crevices of our ears.   YUCK!

We cleaned up quickly so we could rush off to a Luau at the Lihue Marriott.   We opted to eat dinner as a group and attend a Luau that didn’t serve dinner.   My Dad wanted to know what the point of going was???   I can guarantee you that the group as a whole enjoyed the meal we prepared 100 times better than anything they would have served at the Luau. 

The show was put on by a local family who has been performing at the Marriott for over 40 years.    The highlight of the show was watching Elle and the Bushling children perform on stage.

Elle had been talking all night about wanting to dance and had to wear her dress in case she got too.  But when the time came she was too scared to go by herself.   After the performance this 8 year old girl gave Elle her Lei.  She was in heaven!