4th of July Week in Aulani Trip Report (completed 8/14)

Next indominus Rex pen!!!
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My son is in heaven!

You can actully go inside too, just like in the movie.
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Still have the claws marks in the wall.
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This was the highlight of the tour. My son was just running around being super happy.

We head back to the beginning.
Overall we loooved this tour. We learned so much from hawaiian history/culture too and we got to see soo many Jurrasic movie sites! Our guide was soo nice and friendly. This is worth the price. I would love to come back here to do other tours when our son his older for horseback riding it looked fun.
 
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When driving back we decide let's stop and get some yummy snacks.
It is near the ranch, macadamia nuts are a fav in the house.
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Okay this place is a bit of a tourist trap but you can taste a bunch of macadamia nuts and they are delicious! There is a bunch of Hawaiian made food here. Here is what we got.
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My son picked out home made ice cream bars. It was a delicious starberry ice cream. Super good.
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We make it back to the hotel they have some dancers going.
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We head up stairs and relax. I realize I can do do pin trading so I head back down. There is a bit of a line already formed.
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I love tinkerbell, so I make a change for tinkerbell pin!
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There are still dancers, do we stay and watch them a bit.

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I love how every where we go there are these magical moments. ✨
Next post more shopping 🛍 🤪
 
So when walking back to the room I noticed the sale rack... hmm I always love a sale. 20220706_152047.jpg
So I check out the sale. Ohh I find something I like, it is soft too! I am a big touch person, so i like my shirts soft. I like getting stuff that is unique to Aulani.
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Ohh and I find something for my son.
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The best part when I went to check out I asked if my dvc discount could still be applied and it could! So we got the 2 shirts for 40% off!! Yes!!
I went up stairs and changed into pretty quickly.
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Next we head over to Monkey pod, we made reservations during happy hour. I recommend this, such a great deal! My dad ask for seating on the second floor so head up the stairs.
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I had to get their famous Mai tias!
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Yes!!! This drink lives up to the hype! Come during happy hour to get the discount though.
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Continue Monkey pod on next post.
 
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Continuing
More drinks!
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Apps next, garlic truffle fries! Soo yummy.
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My husband and dad got the same meal, fish of the day, my husband cannot remember what fish was called but remembers it being wonderful.20220706_164717.jpg
I got the pizza, soooo good. Kuala pork and Hawaiian pinnaple... I have always made fun of people who like pinnaples on people but this makes me re think pinnaples on pizza.

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My mom got the Korean tacos she thought they were good but not great. She liked everyone else's food better.
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More drinks, I am having fun happy hour.
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Desserts!! The dessert are amazing, do not skip.

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Day 6!
Wow time has flew by....
This morning we eat our normal in kitchen breakfast. Man we save soo much money just being able to make breakfast in our room.
I then get into my bathing suit and swim shirt for a big huge first for me....
I booked an Aulani workout(u can do this online, the same area where u book spa appointments), I picked paddle board body weight training. U meet the instructor down at the beach. It cost I think $30 but it includes the paddle board rental. I wanted to try something different and I need to do workout out so this seemed fun and different way to get my workout in.

My instructor was super nice, I ended up being the only one who signed up for the class. My mom came down to take pics/laugh at me when I fall/moral support. This was my first time on a paddle board. It was cloudy rainy morning but luckily rain went away.
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Getting on the board is the first hard thing, lol.
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Then u paddle at the your spot and there is an anker to keep u in place.
I realized I did not push my garmin to get credit for this workout, lol. Need to get credit.
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And then time to stand up and do bodyweight workout. And yes I did fall a few times. Luckily it is just water and I am a good swimmer.
This workout is soo good for balance and core workout.
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When the workout was done, the instructor even had towels and water for me. Soo nice.
I highly suggest this workout for those who are looking to keep in shape on vacation but try something unique. The instructor was wonderful, we laughed and chatted along the way.
The sky's cleared and we grab seats with a view of the ocean and umbrellas. Theses are some of the best seats.
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We then head to the pool to swim.

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And a rainbow came out!!
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Next post make some ears!
 
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Next we went to the community room to make our ears! Remember to sign up for this once u come in, it fills up fast.
They had everything already sit up and u walk right to your spot. Of course my son is not happy with his ears and now wants mommies...
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So we end up switching.
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They have cast members to come around to help.
My son is very happy with "his" minnie ears.
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Grandma's ears look great! She does not like the leaves... so no leaves on hers.
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My son took this pic of me... not half bad.
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The blue ears are only for dvc members.



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We were heading out and we saw that their was a line for meeting Moana and this time my son wanted to meet her. Ohh it was priceless, she was cute about how he just made those minne ears. My son looved all the attention. My son is very jeckle and Hyde when it comes to characters he either loooves them or hates them and wants nothing to do with them,so I never know which way he is going to go.
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Then we did a group pic cause why not.
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Next we drop off my son to the paid Auntys Beach exp Surfing with Goofy. We only did one paid aunty beach activity. What is nice about the paid is it is long 2 hours instead of 1 1/2 hours. They also have a photographer there, characters and u get a nice keepsake. We picked Goofy over Moana since Goofy is my sons fav character.
So they did surfing and fishing here are pics I got from the photographer there.
First pics are them surfing.
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Then they make surfboards, they get to keep them.
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Then fishing next.
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My son he loved it. U can see he has a lot of energy. Lol.
During this time I got a drink and we chilled out in the adult hot tub for a bit.
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And then I went to wait in more lines for characters... can u tell who is the Disney obsessed one in the group. I had to go see ShellieMay, she is not out very often soo needed to get her pic.
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Next we picked up my son for auntys beach house and he showing off his cool surf board he made. It came in a cute bag too.
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While showing off his surfboard on the path guess who he saw...Moana
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She remembered him from this morning and asked about what he made. She is really soo wonderful.
My son showed off his surfboard and did another pic with her.
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When heading to the room to drop off his surf board guess who he spotted Goofy! My son like ran him down. Lol.
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We followed him down to his meet and great spot and my son got to hug him.

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Still trying to back to our room... guess who else my son spots...
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So many characters are just out and about.
Characters are so much easier to meet here than in WDW.
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And since we were on a character roll ask him hw wanted to see pluto and he said yes! So we go wait in Pluto line. My son looves Pluto too.
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We did a big bark, lol.
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Okay after Pluto we did finally made it up to our room, lol.
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We head to the room, drop off his surfboard and grab a quick bight to eat. Nothing fancy.
Then we head back down.
My son then discovered the fish tank. He loved looking at the fishes.
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I decide I am still a little hungry let's get a snack. Dolewhip time!
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So yummy!!! They put fresh watermelon in watermelon dolewhip. Soo good!
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Next we head down to the beach. First time we can convince our son to do the beach. He was loving the pool so much it was hard to convince to try something else. Once we convinced there were no sharks he loved. The water is a nice temperature.
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Next we decide to get some shave ice.
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Well.... after the north shave ice... this just does not tastes as good.
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Skip the shave ice go for the dolewhip at Aualani.
 
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We head back to the room. My son is ready to chill and watch his tablet. My parents are just relaxing too and offered a date night for my husband and me.
So we get dressed and head down to the Olelo room.
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They could seat us pretty quickly. Of course we get drinks.
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They have music playing. Our serve was super nice.
Look at these cute chop sticks!!
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First up some delicious sliders!!
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I do not like seaweed in sushi but I love fish so we get the type that does not have it, nigiri. The fish here is soo good. Shrimp was just okay but the fish was great!!!
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Don't skip the dessert... pineapple cobbler.
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We head down to the beach for a sunset stroll.
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Overall a great date night. Olelo room is such a great place to eat and drink.
 
Almost forgot, we ended the night watching Turning Red from our balcony. Man do I love this spot.
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Day 7
Did a little run with my mom in the morning.
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I am going to miss these running views.
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Next we head back to the room and chat with the family. The family decided no to dole plantation and my son really just wanted more pool time. So we head down to the pool to get some seats. We were a little late but manged to find some shady spots near the kids water play area.
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And we swim. No pics, but my son is very happy. Man he looves the pools here.
 
After some play we were wanting a late breakfast. I was wanting a donut and sticky bun to share. So we head down to theCafe, but found out there was no more donuts :( so got a cup cake instead
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Ohh this cupcake, is delicious and super cute. It had real pinnaples chunks in the cupcake!!!
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The sticky bun was great too it had macadamia nuts on it and they heated it up.
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We then head back to the pool. I asked my son if we wanted to see minnie mouse he said no, we needed minnie mouse signature still since we forgot it at the character breakfast, so grandma does a quick pic.
My mom looks so stylish with minnie I have to say.
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After lots of more morning pool time, we drop my son off at auntys beach house. Then we pass the lobby that had a local artist selling her jewelry and hats. These are super cute, love the Hawaii disney mixture and were very reasonably priced.
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We ended up buying a few things between mom and me.
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While my son was playing what do I do... meet more characters... i.mean where else am I going to meet Olu!!! I wanted to do a pic to show of his shell, so we did this pic first.
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Olu is the cutest.

Then mickey was meeting at the same time in the same place so I decided to meet mickey again

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Next we pick up my son.
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They made a rain stick!! He loves that rain stick.
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We drop off my son with my dad in the room. My son is happy playing on his tablet and then we head off to Sake and Poke DVC tasting!
They have us wait for everyone then walk us to the tables. The table are in a u shape and it is a small group. 20220708_140421.jpg
The tables are set up super cute.
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The chef starts talking to us about himself and then about Poke and Sake. As a history nerd I loves this.20220708_140715.jpg
He is really great about walking around the food.... look at this yummy fish!

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The first Sake was the most expensive and smoothest of course. The manager comes and explains the Sake.
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Poke time!
After he showed us how to make traditional Hawaii poke, time to eat it! Hawaiian more simple seasoning and seaweed.
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Next learning the Japanese Poke style.

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Time to try it!!!
Soo good.
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2nd Sake it was not as smooth as the first but paired perfectly with the Japanese soke.
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Then next we try and make our own. They come in this great box.
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I do not like veggies so I made my perfect no veggie poke. I looved my.
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We ended with Hawaiian beer.
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This is what my husband made..he looved it too.
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