Pearl Harbor

We spent the better part of today at Pearl Harbor. We started with a walk-thru of the USS Bowfin - a WWII submarine. Although we had an audio tour, it was more interesting to listen to the former-sailor in front of us who narrated his own version for his group (and us).

Unfortunately, our USS Arizona ticket was not until 11:20 (we arrived prior to 9am). We watched a 30 minute movie, and then we waited...and waited...and waited. Finally, we hoped the boat to the Arizona where we spent about 20 minutes on the Memorial itself. Interestingly, the kids were surprised at how much of the ship one could see. I, on the other hand, was a underwhelmed at how little of the ship was visible. However, it was pretty interesting overall.

Although weariness was setting in, the most interesting part of the trip was the USS Missouri - a WWII/Gulf War Iowa-class battleship tour (Click HERE for the Mighty Mo). We took a shuttle bus into Ford Island, an active US Navy base, and then proceeded to self-tour through the enourmous decommissioned ship.

The girls found the trip pretty interesting. In their own words, they "liked it, but didn't love it."

A late lunch followed, and now back at the hotel.

Once again, a brisk wind disrupted our audio...