Some pics from Hawaii

[TJDave]

We just got back from Oahu/Waikiki Hawaii today after 10 days. WAY too many people on that little island. If you go, visit one of the other islands.
We were there to visit the oldest daughter and the grandkids in someplace other than Anchorage, so it was all worth it.
We kept pretty busy and saw the whole island. I managed to snap a few pics.

Savannah getting homework done while waiting for Honolulu flight to board.


The grand-kids


Arizona Memorial


Oil slick from Arizona flowing to the USS Missouri


Aboard the USS Bowfin Submarine



North Shore. No crowds. Perfect!





We snorkeled with sea turtles in Hanamua Bay



Went sailing on this catamaran. Got soaked. Great fun, good drinks!


The girls hamming it up at Cheeseburgers In Paradise.


Went on the Atlantis Submarine ride/tour. The boat ride out to the sub.


The sub awaiting the money/tourists!




Waikiki







A few more from driving around the island




Crown Royal. The bar and pool was right below our room.



Out of all the stuff we did, the best times were had driving to the other side of the island and hanging out on the beaches with the family/kids.
And those best moments were all free.

[iaccocca]

A. Dave, you're a grampa?
B. The USS Bowfin... super cool. Could you go down below?
C. Thanks for sharing.

[TJDave]

A. Dave, you're a grampa?
B. The USS Bowfin... super cool. Could you go down below?
C. Thanks for sharing.

A. Yep!
B. Yes, got to go through the whole sub. It is amazing that 80 men lived on that thing for months at a time. There were fold down cots everywhere...over torpedoes, in the engine room, etc. Truly opens your eyes on what they must of went through back then.



This was taken in the torpedo room. You can see a cot above one of the torpedoes!

[tobyw]

Cool pics Dave!

We try to go to Hawaii every other year, but as you mentioned, we MUCH prefer the other islands, specifically Kauai. Essentially just us, the locals, and a bunch of chickens!

[scumby]

does this mean you're not driving up to anchorage this summer?

[TJDave]

does this mean you're not driving up to anchorage this summer?

Yes, no drive to Anchorage. Meeting in Hawaii made more sense. Way less travel time=more time w/kids. Hawaii was cheaper too when we considered how much time off work we would of both had to take.

[Wrench]

Awesome!

Unluckily for me, the several times I visited Hawaii I was on official business and did not get to go to any other islands.

I was a Flying Crew Chief on the Air Force C-9 Medivac jets out of Japan, and we often went to Oahu to drop/pick up patients from the Med center there.

We always stayed at the Outrigger Reef hotel there in Waikiki, right on the beach.

Thanks for sharing! Those pics brought back a lot of good memories.