Flyin'

On March 4th, after we checked out of the hotel; we took the city bus again, this time to the Bishop Museum. It was a very nice if small history and science museum, consisting several buildings and a planetarium. Then we fetched our luggage and headed to the airport for our 9:40pm flight from Honolulu to San Fransisco.

Then at 6:00am the morning of the 5th we flew to Kansas City with a very short layover in Denver.We arrived in Kansas City about 12:30pm to meet Pam and Sue (Carroll Cousins) who picked us up and let us stay with them for the night. thanks again

Today we came home!

Thanks to everyone who checkout our posts and have a great Spring!

Honolulu and Pearl Harbor

After we flew into Honolulu, on the 1st, we checked into the Hilton Hawaiian Village-Rainbow Tower. That evening we went to a Luau; we had traditional Hawaiian food and watched professional dancers. Although it started raining half-way through the performance it was still very good, my favourite is always the dances with fire.

On the second of March, we took the city bus to Pearl Harbor where we saw the USS Arizona Memorial and the USS Missouri. They show you a short film about Pearl Harbor and how the attack by the Japanese was planned and carried out before taking you to the USS Arizona Memorial. The USS Missouri was very interesting, we spent five hours exploring her continuous passageways and deck, she was HUGE. Our tour guide, Max, showed us everything from her guns to her galley and brig. Although still a (decommissioned) navy ship the USS Missouri is maintained by the USS Missouri Memorial Association and permanently docked at Pearl Harbor to commemorate the ending of WWII because the Formal Instrument of Surrender was signed on her deck on September 2nd 1945. See interesting facts at http://http//www.ussmissouri.com/visitor-information/interesting-facts

The next day Dallas, Nathan, and Mom went back to see the USS Bowfin, a submarine, and the Pacific Aviation Museum while I layed in the sun and went swimming at the hotel.

P.S. Sorry I haven't written in so long, can't believe the Hilton doesn't have free internet in the rooms.