Day 1. The Dam Day. – March 29 Our first day we leave Las Vegas (doesn’t everyone?) and head out to Hoover Dam to take the Dam tour. It’s a really big dam. We pay our dam money, ask a few dam questions and wait in a dam line to watch a dam movie. We…
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Oasis of the Seas
Both I and my wife reached a certain life milestone this last year that involved the number 4 and determined that it was time we started acting our age. Of the options available we chose a cruise and so it would seem we are at “that” age. I have been known at times to require…
Aloha Stadium Swap Meet and Waikiki Beach
Saturday and Sunday there’s a flea market at Aloha Stadium. We chose to visit Saturday. It’s a great place to buy souvenirs to bring home. As you walk around the stadium there’s a continual repeat of booths selling bags, jewelery, board shorts and bikinis, but scattered amongst the repeats are a few gems. I found…
Pearl Harbor
Sunday we visited Pearl Harbor. It’s a sobering place. Of course I’ve spent my life learning about the history, but a visit is very touching and helps remind you of the cost of the freedoms we take for granted. Tears of the Arizona. About 500,000 gallons of oil remain. Parts of the Arizona remain above…
On the last day we did not rest, at all, on the plane
Last year when we planned this trip we opted to take a red eye back so we could spend the last day so we booked a flight that left at 10pm. We spent the last day hanging out at the beach at Ko Olina. While at the beach snorkeling and hanging out we had no…
Macademia Nut Pancakes, Rain and the Polynesian Culture Center
I hear it rains a lot in Hawaii in the winter. However, we are favored by the gods (probably because of all the times we visited the Tiki Room at Disneyland), and so we only had one day of major rain. I guess Mondays are like that even in Hawaii. Every day should begin with…