Hawaii - Day 3

We started the day off with "Breakfast on the Beach". In truth, it was around the pool of our hotel, but you could see the beach, if you stood on the balcony or sat in the bar area while you ate.

There were birds looking for food everywhere. The birds were so used to people, that if you weren't careful, you would have stepped on one because they didn't seem to care too much. M almost stepped on a few several different times and I fed a couple, although I don't think I was supposed to. We did see a rainbow while we were eating breakfast in the rain, that was nice.

After breakfast, we went to Pearl Harbor. As we walked into the visitor center, actual survivors of that dreaded day were signing books, giving autographs, and taking pictures. The entire tour was historically enriching. We were able to tour the U.S.S. Arizona and the U.S.S. Missouri. I think I learned more about Pearl Harbor in those few hours than I ever learned in history class. Did you know every shoulder on deck during Japan's surrender was at least 6 foot tall and they all wore their casual attire instead of their uniform because that's what they were wearing when Japan attacked? Did you know that Pearl Harbor still leaks 2-4 quarts of oil a day?

After our visit to Pearl Harbor, we took a helicopter tour over O'ahu. It was pretty. It was especially nice because M and I were able to sit up front with the pilot. I'm glad we didn't pay the extra fee for first class. We flew over Diamondhead, Sacred Falls, Pearl Harbor, and Waikiki. Sacred Falls is no longer open to the public through means of hiking because of an erosion that injured and killed several people years ago. With that being said, we were just fine seeing what little we could via helicopter.

After our helicopter tour, we headed back to Waikiki for food and shopping.