PCC

Saturday we decided that we'd finally make the trek to the north shore and go to the Polynesean Cultural Center. I've been to Oahu probably 8 or 9 times and have never made it there. I've been to just about every other Luau on the island, Paradise Cove, Germaine's and even the Hilton across the street. It's not that I'm a fan of Laua's, but Nate does love to watch the dancers shake their butts and the fire dancer juggle the fire. It was a very lasting memeory for him last time we were here.

I've alway's heard great things about the PCC. It gets great reviews and has been around for a long time, nearly 50 years. It's run by Mormon's so there's no alcohol onsite. The place is huge, has so much to see. We bought the ambassador ticket package, which allowed us to have a guided tour and premium seating for the luau and show portions. The park is divided up into various villages that represent the different tribes (islands) of the south pacific. Each area has a small show to demonstrate local things from those islands. They have tattoo's for the kids (And adults) as well as games and demonstrations for how the islanders live. I know Maria and I have seen the cocunut shucking so many times we could probably do it ourselves.

The shows introduced a lot of humor into the demonstrations and made it quite fun for everyone. I can definately see why it's rated so high. We got there around 1:30pm and stayed till 9pm, and didn't get to see more than 50% of the place. What we did see, was a bit rushed. The tickets allowed us to come back within 3 days, but I don't think we'll make it back this trip.