Friday, June 5, 2015

Hawaii - Day 3

It was our Lucky Day!

Pearl Harbor"s Arizona memorial had been closed for more than a week due to a boat/dock accident. We were lucky in that it opened back up today. Then we were extra lucky to get a pair of 9:15 am tickets that had been returned so we didn't have to wait till 11 am to take our Arizona Memorial tour. Of course it was very moving but we were surprised that after 70+ years the oil slick was still present..  We learned that if they choose, the remaining Arizona survivors (8) will be allowed to be interned (their cremated remains) with their shipmates when they pass. 



Drove into town and ate at a Hunan Restaurant. We ordered 4 dishes which was too many - way too much food !
Walked to the Iolani Palace but the palace tour was so expensive  we just looked at the photos of the palace rooms in the books on sale at the ticket office.

Walked across the street for a selfie in front of "The Great Uniter of the Hawaiian Islands" King Kamehameha. (As seen on Hawaii 5-0)

Cynthia did a post office trip - she took so long I thought she was back in China using their incredibly slow and complicated post. 

Back to the university for a quiet evening.