On Friday we each did our own thing. Jim had made plans to play golf in the morning, which he ended up changing because of some work he needed to do. He first headed off to Sport Authority to get some golf balls, a glove and a hat. You see to pack light he only brought his golf shoes and was going to rent clubs, however he also needed golf balls, a glove and a hat. However the course he was going to play was a little pricey, like $35 for a dozen golf balls. So he economized and went to Sports Authority for what he needed. As it was, the course fees, clubs, and cart was over $200 - sure hope he got his monies worth.

Mom on the other hand had an appointment at the Spa. Another thanks to Naomi for that one! They originally made an appointment for yesterday (on her birthday), but there was just too much going on so I changed it to today. She had a hydro therapy treatment and a Swedish massage. The hydro therapy consisted of spending a little time in a hot tub, then she said they rubbed some stuff on her and washed it off. Afterwards she had her massage. I think this was the highlight of her trip, or at least she seemed to appreciate it the most out of the things we did thus far.

After leaving mom off, I explored the place a bit. It's so large and with all the vegetation, things are hidden all over the place. There is also no straight path to anything, everything is a winding path through vegetation, over small bridges, and several small and large waterfalls. I went back to the room briefly, but then it was time to pick Mom up. It also is a 10 to 15 minute walk to get to the Spa from our room....again there is no direct path to anything around here. If you take the main path inside the hotel, you "always" have to pass by all the shops....I'm sure that's just a coincidence ;-)

After her massage, Mom was feeling great, she was even walking much better. We went back to the room and had some lunch. A little sushi we bought from the supermarket. Jim came back a little later that afternoon, a little sore from not having played golf in about 6 months (he's just getting old...LOL). We went next door (approx 1/2 mile down the road) to a small shopping complex. There was a burger joint there, something like Cheeseburger in Paradise. They each had a Mahi Mahi sandwich and I had an Aloha Cheese Burger. A burger with terryaki sauce and pineapple, it was yummy. Jim ordered a Planters Punch for Mom, but I think the 151 rum in it was a little much for Mom. We share an order of fries which was really good. Big fries, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.

After dinner we walked around the shops a bit. One shop had a lot of stuff made from Koa wood, a wood that is native to Hawaii. It's beautiful wood, but pretty pricey. A chair in this place was $1,600.

We then went to an ice cream shop there and had some excellent ice cream, so rich and creamy, and no calories. Well OK, there were calories (probably a lot), but they don't count when on vacation - Right?