Last Day in Hawaii

Our last day in Hawaii, we just walked around and took it all in.  And revisited a favorite restaurant Lulu's for more Poke before heading home.  The food was amazing!

Hawaiian shave ice

 We walked along the beach and out on a cement walkway out into the ocean.  We feed some fish bread and saw a sea turtle.

And finally a rainbow!

Diamond Head Hike and Amazing Views

We borrowed bicycles from our hotel and rode them to Diamond Head and then hiked to the top.  There were some gorgeous views!

Before we began the hike to the top of Diamond Head, we snacked on a Hawaiian Ice.

A mongoose came to share our snack food.  I had some Taro chips and he really like them. 

On the hike to the top of Diamond Head included lots of stairs...

And the view was amazing!

This is the pill box just below the summit of Diamond Head.

 The view from the pill box.

The moon rising over Diamond Head.

Pearl Harbor

The next day we took a tour of Pearl Harbor and the surrounding area.  We left our hotel around 6am and returned about 6pm.  It was a long day and we saw a lot of stuff.  Pearl Harbor and the museums could easily take two days to see everything.  We got a brief tour of everything.

First, we saw the USS Bowfin submarine.

Then the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center with the battleship USS Arizona Memorial.  We took a small ferry boat to the memorial that sits over the sunken ship.

The Pacific Aviation Museum was the next stop on the tour.  Matt enjoyed the planes.

Matt and a Flying Tiger

Shattered glass at the airplane hanger from bullets fired from Japanese war planes on their way to Pearl Harbor.

 

After the plane museum, we went to the USS Missouri battleship.  Click Here for more pictures.

 

The location of the Japanese surrender on the deck of the Missouri

Arizona from the Missouri

After Pearl Harbor, we saw the Royal Hawaiian Palace.  It's the only royal palace on US soil and was fashioned after Buckingham Palace.  The King of Hawaii had a fascination with British Royalty.

After the tour we walked along the sandy beach back to the hotel with the sun setting behind us.

And Diamond Head in our view.

USS Missouri

I've always wanted to visit the Missouri.  It's such a historic ship. It's docked at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

Once on board, you can explore the sites of the ship.

The treaty to end WW2 was signed on the deck of the Missouri.  It's a very historic ship.  They have a memorial on the deck.

The interior was interesting because it was a mix of WW2 and 1980's technology.

Dining Area.

They had regular facilities like a small town. 

This was a special command briefing area they called "Officer Country". It was the nicest area of the ship. 

The captain's cabin had a similar feel.