Day 1 in Oahu

After a 14 hour day of travel, we arrived to the beautiful island of Oahu!

Day 1:
How to Recover from Jet Lag: A Tour of Honolulu's Best Eats

After some much needed sleep, Mikaela and I awoke promptly at 7 am to start our day. Sounds impressive until you do the math and realize that's about 1pm Toronto time. But I'm on vacation, so I think a little sleeping in is allowed (right?!).

Hawaiian Crown Plantation

Today was all about the beach, the food, and the atmosphere of the island. Coming from the go go go of the GTA, we needed a crash course in relaxing, so we started off our day with an Acai bowl (to the right) and a trip to the famous Waikiki beach to get our tan on (or in my case, burn--thanks Dengate genes!)

Ono Seafood

As avid fans of good food, Mikaela and I had done a fair amount of research into the best places to eat in Honolulu. It would have been an absolute crime to leave the place without a little taste of Poke (diced raw fish served on a bed of rice). In Honolulu, this means going to the little hole in the wall with the best Poke in town, Ono Seafood. I'm sure the idea of raw fish is a bit off-putting to some of you guys, but let me tell you, this stuff is UNREAL.

Mikaela modelling the proper
 technique for pastry eating

Last snack of the day (although it's only 4pm, there's still room for more!!) is the Portuguese dessert Malasadas. These little pockets of heaven are deep fried dough filled with custard (where could you go wrong??)

I promise this hasn't been a paid advertisement for Hawaii's food industry, it really is just that good! Also have to make sure my mom knows I'm not starving to death without her ;)

Tomorrow we're off to see a bit more of the island!