Pearl Harbor

Mike and I looked like professional vacationers this morning- we were up, showered, fed, and out the door at 7:30 am. We got to Pearl Harbor a little early for our Arizona memorial tour so we decided to tour the USS Bowfin submarine. Mike was completely in his element! He was tinkering with every switch and valve, speculating about where the exhaust was for the diesel engines, and admiring the safety check on the steering controls.

We both decided that we were not made for submarine life. After the Submarine, we took our tour to the Arizona. This was a really interesting experience and we were glad we went. There is still oil spilling into the water. An Arizona survivor recently passed away and they were preparing for an internment ceremony tomorrow afternoon. We then took a shuttle bus over to the Missouri. We were able to give ourselves the self guided tour of the battleship with the help of a new Ipod audio/video system were you can select your location on the boat and listen/watch a quick segment. Pretty neat to see everything. The most exciting thing that happened to us today was completely unplanned. While we were exiting the bridge of the Missouri we saw an active submarine being tugged back into port.

When we checked into the hotel in Kona we got our first Lei!

But now its time for bed. Its 10pm here and we have to leave at 7am for our dolphin snorkel. Goodnight!