The flight was long, and we were already feeling the effects of jet-lag kicking in, but that wasn’t keeping us from running around the Hotel and beach like little  kids.

The Pacific Ocean was amazing, powerful, and humbling all in one. Being that I live in landlocked Kansas, it was surreal to look out and see nothing but blue skies, and bright blue water. This was our very first time to even see an Ocean, and on that first day we were out walking on the beach and enjoying the cool water as much as we could.

I loved the palm trees with their soft, swishing palms chilling in the cool ocean breeze.

There were cloudy, stormy skies, but we didn’t care one bit. It was absolutely beautiful in Honolulu.

Our Hotel was right on the beach, with a great view. We were on the 22nd floor, and our room had a balcony that overlooked the harbor, and the Pacific Ocean.

It was a beautiful combination of downtown Honolulu with amazing urban sprawl, and laid back beach culture. Made even more complete with Surfers that greeted the morning sun, and cute little birds that would perch on the balcony railing.

It was just day one of the vacation and I was already in love with Honolulu.

Stay tuned for even more Hawaii posts to come.