USS Arizona and Other Adventures

So Frank and Jasmin are married! Very married. We got a text from them this morning about breakfast, and so went to meet up at the Original Pancake House at 9:30. No one else showed up until almost ten, so by the time we sat down, I was suffering from low blood sugar and high levels of homicidal rage. Thankfully, my coconut pancakes rolled out quickly and I pretty much ate them before the plate was actually placed on the table.

We ran a few errands after breakfast - dropping off the boys tuxedos and going to the grocery store to get snacks (and cash back!) Then it was off to the USS Arizona Memorial. It was a very moving experience. There's a 20 minute film about the attack and then a boat ride out to the memorial site. Tim's first game for EA was actually about the war in the Pacific, and this was his first time seeing the actual places that he'd researched and turned into a video game reality.

From then we all sort of split up. Fluffy and Jasmin and her friends headed to Kailua Beach and Alfredo and Jesus headed up towards the North Shore. They all planned on going to a luau tonight. Tim and I have both seen luaus before, and weren't down with the $75 ticket price. So we went up to Pali Lookout point to check out some scenic beauty, and then came back to nap. We have hit the wall on our wildness, and are both looking to eat lighter, drink less, and sleep more so that we can enjoy the last few days of the trip. So I slept like the dead for an hour or so, and then we went out and got sushi (or sushi rolls, as my dad will correct me. Not sashimi.) I am not a big fan of foods from the sea, but the ahi we had tonight was so delicious. It was so fresh and tender and basically just melted in my mouth. We wandered back through the International Market. I feel like I could go through and investigate those booths every day, which of course makes Tim want to throw himself out in front of a car.

Tomorrow we're getting up early so that we can take Jesus and Alfredo to drop their car at the airport. Then we're all planning on going snorkling at some apparently very beautiful bay up the coast. We need to get there early to get a good parking spot, and then we are going to spend the afternoon trying to chase fish. Tim and I would also like to hike Diamondhead, but we'll see what the boys are up for. As far as we know, they are still out drinking right now, so we might have to push them up the hill.

Tim in the parking lot at the pancake house. Everyone took his picture and because he is a circus freak. His shirt says "Irish I was Taller"

Pearl Harbor


The USS Arizona Memorial


The ship is still leaking oil

the view from Pali lookout point. Absolutely gorgeous.

It's very windy up there.

Oh Tim, you can't escape me.