Amazing murals.
Waitiki performing poolside.
Pig roast for the Luau Saturday night.
Vendors.
Free Kona beer samples.
Karen is chillin' poolside to the groovin' sounds of 9th Wave.
Free samples of Folly Cove artisanal rum for breakfast. Let's face it, you can't sit by the pool and drink rum all day if you don't start in the morning.
Hawaiian royalty made an appearance.
9th Wave performing poolside on Saturday.
Cocktails from the room crawls. On the right is the "Paco Caliente".
Bamboo Saxotica played an Exotica arrangement of Led Zeppelin’s “Moby Dick” in honor of the Queequeg chapter of the Fraternal Order of Moai. It was awesome; should be a regular set item. I hope someone recorded it.
Suzanne did a guest vocal with Bamboo Saxotica.
Mele Kalikimaka. Room crawl decorations.
Two all access passes to Ohana: Luau at the Lake. These passes are the real deal. Total access, backstage, cocktails with the band, the whole shebang!
Classic A-frames.
The Tiki - Hotel and Conference Center.
Khan Tiki Mon and his Purple Wahine will be chillin' at the Luau at the Lake this year.
OHANA: LUAU AT THE LAKE 2011
Mystery bowl dance by Formikahini.
Polynesian floor show done poolside.
Lake George Tikis
I picked up two mugs for my collection. I got the 2011 commemorative mug and also got one from the previous year. The mugs are sweet!
The 2011 Ohana; Luau at the Lake commemorative mug.
I love the light fixtures.
No pants! Pantless. Sans pants. My first time in public with no pants. My new look is courtesy of Fashion Tramp.
The Silent Auction. Ohana: Luau at the Lake is a charitable event. I made a contribution to the Easter Island Foundation. And I won four prints at the silent auction; three by Heather Watts and one by Thor.
Cocktail competition.
The welcoming Tiki got lei’ed Friday night.
9th Wave performs. I had never heard of this band before this weekend. They put on a great show. Loved the sound. I bought three of their CDs.
'Paco Caliente' roasting peppers. "My job is to roast the peppers."
Khan Tiki Mon with the Elvis Tiki enjoying a Blue Hawaiian on the room crawl.
Elena and her hula hoops.
Welcoming Tiki.
Not sure of a good spot to eat Friday night we wondered into this typical tourist trap on the water. Scenery was nice and the food was awful. Rains chased us off the deck and we finished eating inside. Saturday we were clued in by people in the know and had lunch at the Adirondack Brewpub. That was nice with good food.
Uke jam in the Paradise lounge Saturday night. Perfect ending to a great weekend.
9th Wave performing Friday night