Well, I suppose if you have to turn 40, you might as well do it in Hawaii.

Since we had plans to attend the Old Lahaina Luau for dinner, we went north and spent the afternoon in downtown Lahaina. It's a pretty touristy town - lots of shops and lots of people, so not a place I want to spend much time in.

Plate lunches are pretty popular here. We ate at Aloha Mixed Plate, and were fortunate enough to get a table right by the ocean. Another food item on my list of things to try was loco moco, which is two beef patties topped with over easy eggs and brown gravy on a bed of white rice. Bill had mochiko chicken. Once again, his meal was tastier.

After lunch we checked out some of the shops, but spent most of our time in various art galleries. We slowly made our way to the south end of town and Banyan Tree Park, which is home to the largest banyan tree in Hawaii. Its trunk and root system cover 0.66 acres.

At the luau, we chatted up some couples from Los Angeles and Tennessee who were at our table. I was able to cross some other food items from my list, including lomi-lomi salmon, poke (raw ahi tuna) and laulau (pork wrapped in a taro leaf). We were pretty close to the stage and had a good view of the dancers. I took some video but unfortunately this site doesn't allow video so I can't post it here.

And so ended my birthday in Hawaii.

So long 30s. I will surely miss you.