Oahu Jan 16-21, 2023

Our vacation started with a week at the Coconut Wakiki, up front seats to see Jake Shimabukuro, and a visit to the Foster Botanical Garden
Oahu-001 Our location for the week, a small residence-style hotel in Waikiki, but outside the major tourist zone
1 Our location for the week, a small residence-style hotel in Waikiki, but outside the major tourist zone
Oahu-003 NE view from our balcony, the Ala Wai canal at the bottom across the street from us. You can see the sky more hazy brownish the further east/right you look from...
2 NE view from our balcony, the Ala Wai canal at the bottom across the street from us. You can see the sky more hazy brownish the further east/right you look from…
Oahu-005 Time to enjoy our surroundings, we spent yesterday doing something we never do, behave like tourists and wander around Waikiki 🩴🌴🌊 🏖️ 🏄‍♂️ The Duke...
3 Time to enjoy our surroundings, we spent yesterday doing something we never do, behave like tourists and wander around Waikiki 🩴🌴🌊 🏖️ 🏄‍♂️ The Duke…
Oahu-007 Busy day on Waikiki near the Moana Surfrider
4 Busy day on Waikiki near the Moana Surfrider
Oahu-009 Busy day on Waikiki near the Moana Surfrider
5 Busy day on Waikiki near the Moana Surfrider
Oahu-010 Same location in front of the Moana Surfrider looking east towards Diamond Head and you can see the difference in the sky color due to the VOG
6 Same location in front of the Moana Surfrider looking east towards Diamond Head and you can see the difference in the sky color due to the VOG
Oahu-012 Colorful gecko, not sure I've seen this coloration before
7 Colorful gecko, not sure I've seen this coloration before
Oahu-016 Zigu in Waikiki for some inventive Japanese with a local twist
8 Zigu in Waikiki for some inventive Japanese with a local twist
Oahu-017-Enhanced-NR Zigu in Waikiki for some inventive Japanese with a local twist
9 Zigu in Waikiki for some inventive Japanese with a local twist
Oahu-019-Enhanced-NR Chilled tofu with a shiso, garlic chile pepper, and sesame topping
10 Chilled tofu with a shiso, garlic chile pepper, and sesame topping
Oahu-022 Snackage at the convenience store down the block from our hotel- every kind of salted-egg flavor you can imagine, and some you can't 🧂🥚
11 Snackage at the convenience store down the block from our hotel- every kind of salted-egg flavor you can imagine, and some you can't 🧂🥚
Oahu-028 Time to satisfy our poke bowl cravings for lunch at this excellent hole in the wall, this is the real deal, none of that New England wannabe approximation!
12 Time to satisfy our poke bowl cravings for lunch at this excellent hole in the wall, this is the real deal, none of that New England wannabe approximation!
Oahu-029 Time to satisfy our poke bowl cravings for lunch at this excellent hole in the wall, this is the real deal, none of that New England wannabe approximation!
13 Time to satisfy our poke bowl cravings for lunch at this excellent hole in the wall, this is the real deal, none of that New England wannabe approximation!
Oahu-031-Enhanced-NR Time to satisfy our poke bowl cravings for lunch at this excellent hole in the wall, this is the real deal, none of that New England wannabe approximation!
14 Time to satisfy our poke bowl cravings for lunch at this excellent hole in the wall, this is the real deal, none of that New England wannabe approximation!
Oahu-032 Somehow, an array of amputated hands doesn't seem the best advertising for a Korean nail salon....
15 Somehow, an array of amputated hands doesn't seem the best advertising for a Korean nail salon....
Oahu-034 Somehow, an array of amputated hands doesn't seem the best advertising for a Korean nail salon....
16 Somehow, an array of amputated hands doesn't seem the best advertising for a Korean nail salon....
Oahu-036 We discovered the recently opened wine raw bar The Seaside tucked and almost hidden behind a barely open door just inside the Marine Surf Hotel
17 We discovered the recently opened wine raw bar The Seaside tucked and almost hidden behind a barely open door just inside the Marine Surf Hotel
Oahu-037 We discovered the recently opened wine raw bar The Seaside tucked and almost hidden behind a barely open door just inside the Marine Surf Hotel
18 We discovered the recently opened wine raw bar The Seaside tucked and almost hidden behind a barely open door just inside the Marine Surf Hotel
Oahu-039 Oysters from Japan and British Columbia were excellent, as was the shrimp 🦐 from Kauai and the crab 🦀 from Alaska
19 Oysters from Japan and British Columbia were excellent, as was the shrimp 🦐 from Kauai and the crab 🦀 from Alaska
Oahu-041 House made taro chips and artichoke dip
20 House made taro chips and artichoke dip