Old Hawaiian Stomping Grounds

We got a tip from some dear friends that the Submarine tour was really cool and worth doing. The boys were to young to go, and I was feeling motion sick from an earlier boat ride, so we waited it out on the dock.

Here we are waiting for the fearless sea voyagers.



Deep, Deep under the sea.



Don't colors do weird things without the sunlight.

Matt lived on Oahu almost 20 years ago for a few years. He took us around and showed us his old hang outs and where he used to live. This is his old barracks building. It was built in 1916, and is still standing. It survived the attack of Pearl Harbor, you can still see bullet holes along the edge of the roof line from that attack that have been preserved.

We also went to Matt's old ward. The Mililani 2nd Ward. He even saw some familiar faces, and we were extended an invitation to come visit and stay in Maui anytime from an old friend he served with in the scouting program.

After Church we thought visiting Pear Harbor and the USS Arizona monument would be a Sunday appropriate thing to do. It was a very humbling experience, seeing the ship and all the names on the wall. Brave men's lives and brave sacrifices were made that day decades ago.

View from up above the USS Arizona Monument

We also took a Whale watching cruise, we got a lovely view of Waikiki, Honolulu, and Diamond Head.

WE SAW A WHALE!

We saw the hump of one whale, and then later on we saw a humpback whale hovering under the surface of the ocean. Then it arched up out of the water, we got a good view of its hump and then it's tale or fluke.

SO COOL!