Third Times The Charm...

Yes.. Yogurtland finally opened in Hilo while we were on our trip, so when we returned, we wanted to go check it out immediately. And I mean IMMEDIATELY! We headed to Yogurtland straight from the airport but since our plane was delayed they had just closed when we got there. We saw the employees mopping the floor. Akemi was pretty disapppointed. I was too but since I was exhausted I was OK with not having yogurt that night. Strike One! The next day we attempted to go again after dinner... What a big mistake that was! Like all new things in Hilo... everyone in town was there that night... and we are talking Monday night! We took one look at the line (which was out the door) and decided on Jamba Juice instead. Strike Two! Last week Thursday I had to take off because we didn't have a sitter. So in between some back to school shopping, we decided to have some Yogurtland for lunch (more like a snack to hold us over till we had a late lunch). SUCCESS! Akemi had actually lucked out and gone with Daddy the night before, but I missed out on that visit.. so technically, this was my first time at the Hilo Yogurtland. We had just missed the big rush- we only had a few people in front of us, but when we sat down to eat the line was again out the door. Now I must say that the Hilo Yogurtland does not have as many toppings as my Oahu favorite Yogurt Mama. They did have the fresh fruit and granola I love, so I ended up getting that on my lychee, pinapple and coconut yogurt. I think I need to stick to the non-tart yogurts. The tart was a bit too tart for me. Also, I think there are just too many people going there right now.. the machines aren't able to make the yogurt fast enough. I tried several other flavors but after pumping the handle several times and even holding it down for awhile, nothing was coming out. I guess those must be the more popular flavors. For now, I think we are going to wait till the novelty dies down a bit. Maybe it will be better once kids go back to school. I can't wait!