I've always wanted to go to Hawaii and watching my brothers take trips there really made me want to go! We found that through our credit card points we could fly there for free and we would just have to buy our return flights. I was sold...and after lots of planning, off we went to Hawaii!!!
It was an early morning and we didn't even care because we were stoked to get out of the cold!
We landed half a day later in the stunning Hawaii! I couldn't believe how beautiful just the airport was! The scenery was so gorgeous!
We found our car and went straight over to see Pearl Harbor since it was by the airport. I loved seeing all the flowers and birds all over.
Pearl Harbor is sobering and sacred. You can feel the hurt that has been there and the healing that has happened. Its a literal ashes to beauty story.
We took a ferry over to see the USS Arizona resting site. Can you imagine that a ship like this rests just below the waters surface?! And is still there today with thousands of bodies still in side whose final resting point was the ocean.
We were asked to be quiet inside this monument and let the sites do the story telling.
This was the top of the ship that just pokes out of the water.. oil is still leaking from this ship and you can see the oil bubbling up and polluting the water still to this day. Some soldiers who died later on in life but served on this ship had their ashes placed in vases down in this hole to join their brother and sisters in arms for their final resting place.
From this platform you can look down and see the ship directly below you. Eerie.
This giant wall had all the names of those who died on that fateful Dec 4th.
A large sub is there behind us.
After that, we set off to Waikiki Beach to check it out. Again, stunningly beautiful. We checked into our hotel and freshened up and walked over to the water.
We first ran to the water and let the ocean wash over our feet on this boardwalk. Ahhhh! Refreshing.
Its a cute beach, but lots of people are there. Its a very busy area. We decided to stay though an eat at Dukes right on the beach there behind us.
As we waited for our table, we sat on the sand. This is the BEST way to wait for a table at a busy restaurant! Until!!!! This very drunk man came and laid down right in front of us, loudly talking on the phone lots of jibberish and swearing. We got up and moved after I snapped this pic!
Table at Dukes. So romantic and such a fun ambiance!
We stuffed ourselves and we were sure we didn't have room for dessert. Our server told us we couldn't come to Hawaii and NOT try the Hula pie. Ok....twist my arm. You guys, it was the Most amazing thing and we ate ALL of it! So much for not having any room!!! It was worth the misery it brought! Haha!
We finished the night walking along the beach and around the town of Waikiki in the rain. This tree was quite amazing to me and it was fun to get a little taste of the night life in Waikiki. But there were too many people so we returned to our room and enjoyed the rest of the evening being full and together.
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