ETHNICITY

Thursday Evening


Zach and I to continue our lazy day got the movie Pearl Harbor to watch! We figured it was only appropriate after visiting there yesterday, so we cuddled up and enjoyed watching a movie neither of us had seen in years!

Got ready for dinner....

And headed to Keo's- the number one Thai restaurant on Oahu! We started out with the summer rolls which came with a fabulous dipping sauce.

I had a fruity and refreshing lava flow.

For dinner we shared the Evil Jungle Prince (a spicy veggie and tofu dish!): combines fresh basil, coconut milk and red chili served on a bed of hot cabbage and the massuman curry.

BOTH delicious! We love us some Thai food :)

We contemplated getting a dessert but then remembered we had one local place yet to hit up that we were really wanting to try. Off we went to...Bubbie's! This place was definitely off the beaten path and back in a *ahem* shadier neighborhood. Totally packed with locals inside though which means it is a good find!

We saw tons of good-looking stuff with interesting names, but we were after one thing: mochi ice cream. Mochi is a non-sticky rice paste stuff and these are only about 2-3 bite sized. They are adorable and Bubbie's is known for them so we got a variety pack of six: chocolate peanut butter, strawberry dark choco chip, chocolate and vanilla, root beer, passion fruit, and mango.

Think they were good? Nope. THEY WERE AWESOME! The first couple of bites we thought "hmm....strange" and then we were sold. So unique, so good.

SWEETS FOR LUNCH

Thursday Afternoon


Lunch plans today went like this: Me-"I am not really all that hungry." Zach-"Me either. Except for malasadas." Me- "Yeah well I wanted to get some famous roselani ice cream..." Zach-"We could...do both?!" Me-"YESSS!"

Haha so "lunch" started out at a little place called Hu-La-La's in the International Market Place.

They are known for a style of ice cream called roselani. Zach and I just got a small scoop of kona mud pie to share since we were headed somewhere else after... :)

Next was back to Leonard's! We just couldn't stay away from those hot malasadas! This time we got four: a li hing sugar (I only ate a bite of this one- didn't care for it!), custard filled (both our favorite), haupia (coconut) and another dobash (chocolate).

Maybe not a traditional lunch, but on Hawaii, anything goes!

EGGS AND LOCO MOCO AND OTHER THINGS

Thursday Morning


This morning we slept in a bit and decided to go out to breakfast! We went to the highly recommended Eggs 'N Things where there was a massive line out the door. We ordered our food takeout to make it faster and then took it down to the beach.

I had a veggie omelette with bacon added that came with home fries.

Zach had the "loco moco" a local dish that is a brown gravy over a meat patty with rice.

Unfortunately breakfast was...mediocre at best. A bit too greasy and not super flavorful. Guess you can't win them all! Though this pigeon sure thought it looked good...

SUNSET CRUISE

Wednesday Night

When we got back from Kaena I had a glass of my favorite mango cocktail :) and got ready for our evening.

 We were getting ready to go on a sunset cruise, but we had a bit to wait, so we went into the Shorebird where I had a Blue Hawaiian while waiting!

 Our cruise was on the Outrigger Catamaran that wasn't a huge boat, but it didn't really matter because you made friends with everyone anyway :)

 The netting made up most of the boat!

 It was a great evening for sailing- calm waters and beautiful skies and we got to have a few cocktails while boating

 Waikiki skyline

 Zach and I made friends with an amazing couple named Marty and Lori!

 After the sun set we headed back in and went back to Rum Fire for more kim chee fried rice and Marty and Lori joined us! Such a fun time :)

A TRAIL TO OURSELVES

Wednesday Afternoon

After Pearl Harbor we headed to Kaena Point State Park. There is a remote trail that wraps all around the edge of a cliff and the views there are unparalleled! We stopped at an area at the beginning of the trail for some lunch.

 Packed peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and the last few crumbs of Pop Chips

 With the last Honolulu Cookie Company cookie for dessert

 After lunch we took off down our trail in search of adventure!

 One of the things I love most about Kaena is that it is not an overly touristy area- it is still unspoiled and we were about the only people on the trail the whole time!

 We got pretty hot after a while and we found a nice big tide pool to swim in!

Another successful afternoon of exploring :)