Wed, March 2nd Kona

Another sailing experience is enjoyed today, as when we arrived here we had to anchor offshore and tender in to the downtown pier.

The 4 tender ships run to and from the ship every 15 minutes the entire day. There were many activities to enjoy on this side of the island and the pier is located directly in the retail section of the town with many local neat shops and restaurants. As we anchored off the shore the port side of the ship enjoyed a wonderful of the town with many waterfront homes dotting the shore line and some resorts popping up from the trees.

I think all the guests went ashore today at one time or another for excursions and/or shopping. Tendering offered something new for many of our group and was easier than sometimes expected. Some took the glass bottom boat ride, submarine tour, while others did the Kona Coffee Plantation tour and some did their own touring.
After a day of Hawaii sunshine we pulled up anchor at 5:30 and were on our way to Kauai-The Garden Island. As we were pulling away a school of dolphins bid a wonderful farewell to everyone alongside the ship (sorry no photos, they were too fast. LOL)
After dinner some of us headed to the "Not So Newlywed Game" (none of us offered to be a guest on stage), followed by a Salute to Frankie Valli and the 4 Seasons. What a wonderful show that reminded a lot of us of our Jersey Boys performances last year.
Aloha