Morning by the Sea in Hakodate

This morning I awoke to the sound of waves crashing just beyond the open veranda.

Looking out at the sea, an enormous and seemingly unending plume of mist was rolling out onto land. 

I took a deep breath, cleared my mind and hugged my wife tight

And now we're grabbing breakfast, Hakodate style: fresh shucked uni and snow crab topped rice with slices of morning caught squid accompanied by a couple of pints of crisp, exclusive-to-Hokkaido Sapporo Classic.