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Honeymoon in Oahu

After a few delays and re-scheduling, we finally made it to our honeymoon - relocated to Oahu, Hawaii!


We were there Sept 13th - Sept 23rd, and we stayed at the Moana Surfrider.


Day 0: Travel Day - Aloha Hawaii!

Day 1: Snorkeling

Day 2: Big Hike, GF Ramen

  • Early morning hike at Diamond Head

  • Lunch at delicious Mai Thai (again)

  • Dinner: Ramen (GF for Sarah!) at Junpuu

  • Drinks at very cool WorkPlay while enjoying their weekly Hip Hop Jam Sesh

Day 3: hike, convertible, excellent omakase sushi

  • Breakfast at a "cafe"

  • We rented a convertible to drive up the the north side

  • Ehukai Pillbox Hike (we got a little lost...)

  • Peruvian poke for lunch at food trucks, Aji Limo Truck

  • AMAZING omakase sushi dinner at Hanale by Islander Sake Brewery

Day 4: good coffee, snorkeling with turtles, amazing dinner

  • We found an excellent cafe close to our hotel, in the lobby of Surfjack Hotel, which is where we would stay in Waikiki next time

  • Turtle Canyons Snorkel Excursion

  • Pre-dinner drinks at RumFire, also part of Royal Hawaiian, not as good as Mai Thai

  • INCREDIBLE prix fixe dinner with cocktail pairings at PAI Honolulu



Day 5: swap meet, Bishop Museum

  • Swap Meet

  • took the bus as close as we could, then walked a ways over a highway, to the:

  • Bishop Museum

  • Dinner at Roy's. Sarah was very excited about her GF lava cake, that then turned out to not be GF.

Day 6: coffee tasting, Byodo-In Temple, startup poke

  • Coffee Tasting: we're so bummed we didn't get any photos! It was just the 2 of us with the coffee expert. We booked a 1hour coffee cupping, and he spent over 2 hours with us! Very informative and interested.

  • Lunch at Waiahole Poi Factory

  • Beach bumming in Kailua on the east side of the island

  • Byodo-In Temple, replica of a Buddhist temple that was so-so

  • While walking to dinner, Sarah saw a dragon that she claimed and Mark saw a weebalicious car.

  • Dinner at Ohana Poke. It was in a restaurant incubator. Delicious and fun!

Day 7: Iolani Palace, Nutridge Estate Luau

  • Iolani Palace: we really enjoyed the audio tour and learning the history of the Hawaiian royalty in the only palace on US soil.

  • Nutridge Estate Luau (videos at end) - 5 Stars, HIGHLY recommend!

  • Skull & Crown Tiki Bar - very cool! wish we'd spent more time there




Day 8: Kualos Ranch

  • Poke

  • e-Mountain Bike ride through Kualoa Ranch

  • Trip to urgent care

Day 9

  • Aquarium

  • Lunch at Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ

  • Dinner at Mai Tai

  • Mark found a piano in an alley in Waikiki!

Day 10: Time to go home - Aloha Hawaii! (Sep 23)


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