Aulani is a beautiful resort.
I like the sneaky picture you took of you and Marshall in the elevator.
We loved getting to go take pictures of that beautiful resort. Marshall was happy to get to go out early with me.
It is so very different from a WDW vacation, isn't it.
It really is. Without the parks to run off to, we were looking forward to some more quiet resort time. The attraction of getting to see the rest of the island was similar to wanting to go out to the parks in some ways.
The mugs are really cute.
They are, we were glad that they had unique Aulani designs, which contributed to us going ahead and buying them.
Were there any special privileges that came with DVC membership?
DVC members get a typical merchandise discount, as well as free refills on popcorn buckets. The funny thing is despite having the special wrist band, showing proof of membership was still required. They say the band reminds cast members to ask you to get your discounts. Whatever works, I guess. We just liked that the bands were fancier than the solid color ones and said DVC member on them.
This looks like a nice, safe swimming lagoon. Did they have any access to the waves?
The wave access was minimal, since a little bit of them would come in to the lagoon, but you could not go out past the rocks into the open water.
LOL, you really liked the Jeep! This is something my DH would do too, just go and "visit" his rental car.
It's just part of being a car guy... I also liked how there was another Jeep next to ours again, although this time it was a different color.
Oh yes, I forgot how good the Ulu Cafe bacon is!
We really enjoy the breakfast boxes. We get two or sometimes three to share between the four of us because we each have our favourite components and then there is something for everyone.
We didn't know they had better bacon, but we definitely felt it was great.
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I really like this photo! I don't see this perspective/view too often in reports, I think because it is just a staircase but I like it's casual grandeur and the pots on the wall (to the far left of the photo) are cool. This area has great ambiance, idk-I just like it a lot so thanks for including this pic LOL
I loved that area, and the pictures of it as well. To me it really felt like a super size version of the Poly. Thanks for sharing that you liked the picture too. Here's a couple more we liked of the same area.
Also a fan of your thorough photography! Who else includes a picture of the parking lot?
Lol, we try to cover it all... I am a car guy, and I did really like that Jeep.
Very nice! Canon shooter? I just started using a new R6.
Yes, we love our Canon cameras, starting with the 6D we bought for an earlier WDW trip. Congratulations on the R6. The better pictures here were taken with our RP, which is our current trip camera for WDW. In Hawaii we also used our iPhones a lot, and bought a waterproof Olympus point and shoot that we used at the pool. We have lots more pictures to come.