Honolulu, Pearl Harbor and the Might Mo

Seems anything we do, doesn't matter what it is, takes a looooong time to get done. Getting out of Hawai'i was no exception. Show was early, time to get to the runway, equally as long as the flight back. You can see the mountains under the wing.

Located just to the west of the USS Arizona Memorial is the USS Missouri. You have two battleships right next to one another, one a grave site, the other the place of surrender in 1945. The white tarps/coverings are there as the ship is undergoing some renovations. We didn't do the tour of the Mighty Mo but I plan on it when we go back in March.

If you have ever seen the movie "Pearl Harbor" then you may recognize the picture with the tower in it. This is the tower that Ben and his gang climbed to shoot down the Japanese Zeros as they shot, bombed, destroyed Pearl Harbor and the airfields around the island.

By the way, if you ever want to hear me talk during a movie, and if you know me I hate it when people talk during movies, then sit down and plug "Pearl Harbor" in and then let the good times roll! From start to finish you will hear nothing but "That is so fake, they'd never really do that!" or "What idiot came up with that idea! Obviously they never consulted a pilot when they dreamed up that bit of genius." The tower incidentally was constructed in 1942 sometime after the attack so really Ben and his gang would have had nothing to stand on.