When we landed in Oahu, we went straight to Pearl Harbor. What a cool, almost sacred place. I had tears in my eyes many times. I blame the dang movie with Ben Affleck & the attack of course. :-)
U.S.S. Arizona.
In a submarine.
Those are cots above Ben's head, where men slept!
Horrible.
In front of the anchor from Arizona.
On the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial with the U.S.S. Missouri in the background.
U.S.S. Missouri
Ben's so strong.
This was the exact spot where the Japanese formally surrendered to the U.S.A., ending WWII
We stayed at a super cute bed & breakfast on Oahu. The couple we stayed with was SO sweet. And they made the BEST breakfast in the morning. Here we are (above) enjoyed our breakfast watching the waves. We totally saw a whale!
A seal came up on the beach too! The owners said they had not seen a seal on their beach for the 18 years they lived there. We were lucky, I guess.
Driving around the Island was gorgeous!
This was my favorite beach on Oahu, Lanikai Beach.
Watching all the sea turtles at a beach by North Shore. Amazing!
Eating my delicious Matsumoto shaved ice, watching the sea turtles.
After we got done snorkeling at Hanauma Bay. We saw some crazy BIG fish!
Polynesian cultural center.
We toured the center, watched a show on the river, had a luau, and watched the Breath Of Light show at night.
Uncovering our Pig. Yum.
We had such a fabulous time! I am grateful we had the opportunity to go to Hawaii!
For any of you thinking about taking a couple's vacation though, having been to Cancun & to Hawaii. I would choose to go back to Cancun. :-)
