day 3

today began, once again, at liliha bakery for a filling breakfast before starting off on today's big adventure.  we drove about 23 miles to kualoa ranch on the east side of the island.  we had a 10am tour.

my little family did this same tour back in 2022, but this time around i noticed a few differences.  previously the vehicle we rode in was a converted school bus, but this time it was an open air oversized truck.  and of course, our tour guide made all the difference in what we learned and saw.  all in all, it was like we did the tour for the first time, so no regrets whatsoever!

we made all the usual stops at the bunker and the iconic movie prop scenes.

doesn't it look straight out of a movie??

we even attempted to recreate a photo from our last visit. 

we were super hungry after all the touring, so just as we did last visit, we stopped at yummy huli huli chicken for lunch.

then we headed to dole pineapple plantation, and another recreated photo.

and some dole whip!

when we finally made it back to the hotel, we saw what housekeeping had left for little sister.

  pretty funny. aloha and goodnight.