TS Today - Creating a Vision for the Future of Vacation Ownership Issue #96 Nov/Dec, 2007 | Page 10
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to do and, upon turning in their list, the concierge staff would book
those activities for them by early afternoon of that day. It was very
convenient, and it allowed us to put all the activities on one bill.
The list of activities on Kauai is extensive. Besides the usual beach
scene, we went scuba diving, sailing, snorkeling, hiking, mountain biking, deep sea fishing (successfully!), kayaking and zip-lining, which
was new to us. Unlike Waikiki, however, most activity providers do not
pick you up at your hotel.
Molokai, often called the most Hawaiian of the Hawaiian Islands,
doesn’t have as many activities as most of the other islands, but we
had no trouble filling our week. Our resort on Molokai, Ke Nani Kai, is,
as far as we know, the only timeshare on the island. In fact, of the 120
units in the resort, only seven are actually timeshares.
Our unit was an unusual two-bedroom, with
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the master bedroom an extension of the
living room, separated by sliding louvered
doors. The kitchen was small but adequate,
and the unit included a washer and dryer.
There is a swimming pool and 2 tennis
courts. To get to the ocean, you need to
walk about a quarter of a mile or drive to
several nearby uncrowded beaches.
Perhaps because our unit was on the
ground floor, we were infested with small
ants. Chemical were sprays available, but
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we didn’t want to use pesticides around
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