HAWAII 10/24

Today's Travels: Flee Market, Sweet Sister from Jeff's Mission,
North Shore, Aloha Tower, and Mission Home


Dads view of the Aqua Bamboo & Spa. Parking was
underneath and super scary tight!

We drove past this everyday while here to get from our hotel
to any of the freeways and highways.

When driving by this day a storm was brewing

Plumeria, the state flower that grows on a tree. They are
beautiful but don't last long when they fall off the tree. They
turn brown within hours even if they are in water.

My first attempt at curly hair in Hawaii with the help of humidity.
It looked good here but by the end of the day not so good, and
the next day really not so good. Also my new swimsuit I had to
buy here cause I realized the end of the summer that my swimsuits
were too big so I was lucky to find a really cute one at a little shop
a few doors down from the hotel.

The Flee Market/Swap at the Aloha Stadium. Goes in a complete
circle all the way around the stadium. We spent hours here and
didn't even cover 1/4 of the area. We found most of our souvenirs
here at half the cost that regular stores were selling things for.

Us girls shopping and dad getting bored from not wanting to shop

Visiting a sweet sister that Jeff baptized on his mission.
Here we are looking at all of her photos of missionaries
that she has worked with and had to her home since she
was baptized.

Mom, dad and I with her and her granddaughter under
the carport before leaving

By the time we left the dear sisters home and were headed to
the north shore to go to the beach it was getting dark so when
we arrived it was all the way dark. We used a restroom at the
beach and I found this lovely cockroach outside the restroom.
Needless to say I passed using it and waited til we got back! :)

I tried to see if I could get a picture of the ocean and in doing
so didn't realize there had been a cat in the rocks.

In Hawaii in the winter it gets dark fast which seems weird, cause
when it's warm in Utah the nights don't get dark until late so we
made our way back from the north shore to see the Aloha Tower

It has Aloha and a clock on all 4 sides of the tower. In former days
before the airports were built in Hawaii, tourists would come on cruise
ships and would dock at the Aloha Tower. The town people would stop
what they were doing and all come to the dock when people arrived to
welcome them and give them flour lei's and the band would play music.

The front shops by the Aloha Tower

The back side of the Aloha Tower and Restaurant

Not sure how we got one of her smiling willingly?

Me at the base of the Aloha Tower

Underneath a Palm Tree near the Tower

The usual, mom finding anything to hide behind at
the Aloha Tower

I'm fast and she can't hide as fast

HAWAII 10/23

Today's Travels: Pearl Harbor Arizona Memorial, lunch,
Shopping for Groceries and Souvenirs, and Waikiki Beach

Mom and Dad's view from the hotel...At least there is
a flower etched in the glass. :)

On our way to Pearl Harbor to get tickets. And we came
across Salt Lake BLVD just before Pearl Harbor

Me and LaDessa out front of the new visitor center
for the Arizona Memorial

Arizona Memorial

The boat we rode out to the Arizona Memorial

Dad graciously posing for a picture, unlike Mom :)

The entrance of the Arizona Memorial taken
from sitting on the boat waiting to get off.

Part of the ship that is above water

The USS Missouri that is now at Pearl Harbor for good as a Memorial.
The round ball in the bottom right corner is where the Arizona ends.
They put ball there so you know how long the ship ends.

The wall inside of the Arizona Memorial with the names of
all who died on the ship that day. Those who survived that
day and have passed away since have had their names added
to a small portion in front of this wall. Many who have passed
away since have been cremated and special divers take the
remains of those persons and insert them into the Arizona
through a small opening in the ship, so that they may be at
restwith their shipmates.

The 3 of us on the Arizona

Picture 100 of mom being mad about her picture being taken

Waiting to go back on the boat to land

Inside the Arizona Memorial

View of the side of the Arizona Memorial

The usual, trying to avoid the camera

We started getting sneaky and this is what I got of her
Waiting for the video documentary of Pearl Harbor.
Oh the look of I'm in trouble...

Outside of the Aqua Bamboo and Spa Hotel in Honolulu.
We stayed here for 4 nights and it was only 2 blocks from
Waikiki beach and many shops.

Mom coming out of the Hotel to go for a walk to the beach
and do some shopping on the way.

Sunset on Waikiki Beach

Dad at Waikiki Beach

Me and Dessa at Waikiki Beach

Shops and Hotels on the main strip of Honolulu

My favorite shop just because of the name! hahaha