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The day started
with our traditional free buffet breakfast and the usual swarm
of birds. Since the tram was only running one car we walked over
to the tennis courts. By the time it took us to walk, the tram
would just be arriving to pick us up. We played our last round
and I was able to last for the full hour with help from the cloudy
conditions. It started to sprinkle a little near the end which
(of course) made it cooler, but a little difficult to play. I
decided to layout in the sun for an hour to even out my tan/burn
while Eric wandered the grounds and took some more pictures.
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We met back
at the room and then I went to the spa to get an aloe wrap while
Eric went snorkeling again in the resort lagoon. I knew I had to
try something spa related and my herbal wrap was wonderfully relaxing.
Afterwards I lounged in a dry heat room (sauna) for a bit to relax
and to warm me up since my wrap was "cooling."
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I got back to the room and Eric arrived shortly after to tell me he
had come across Green Sea turtles while he was snorkeling. They swam
right up to him to check him out! I was extremely jealous, but very
happy for his experience. And it turns out that we had left messages
for each other about 5 minutes apart on the machine because we were
both running late. Since the Provision Company was randomly closed
due to low occupancy levels at the hotel, we decided to drive back
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While
walking around town for a bit, I bought my brother a Hard Rock Café
shirt. Michelangelo's on the beach wound up being a fantastic last
dinner in Hawaii. I had pan seared Ahi tuna (again!), Eric had a
parmesan pasta dish, and we split a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc.
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Afterwards we visited the Bad Ass Coffee Company for two scoops
of their coffee ice cream - they had to put a bit of coconut ice
cream on top because they ran out of coffee - but we didn't mind
at all!
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We
finished the ice cream while enjoying the waves, then headed back
to the car to drive home. On the way to the car we couldn't resist
looking for a coconut bra for my sister. Unfortunately, the right
size was no where to be found even after having the guy look in the
back for extras. We went to bed tired and happy, prepared to get up
early the next morning so we'd get back on Chicago time. |
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