Jan 28

Jan. 27: Hawaii was great. My 50th state!!! This morning we were on deck as we pulled into Honolulu harbor. We got to watch sun rise over Diamond Head. It was fantastic. Then we left on our tour to the Arizona Memorial. It was a great place. First we saw a 20 - 25 minute film which was really good. Then we took the launch out to the memorial which is really pretty. Amazing to think that after 64 years that the ship has not completely disappeared in the salt water. After the trip to the Arizona memorial our bus took us around Honolulu. We went to the Punchbowl which is he National Cemetery. Then by the palaces of the Hawaiian Kingdom or Empire or whatever they called it. It was a nice tour. When we got back to the pier we browsed the shops for a while. Ginnie tried to pay for something with a travelers check and when she pulled it out it was one of mine. The ones in my purse were mine too! Then we came back to the ship to rest for a while. At about 5:30 we headed out to Harbor Pub and Pizza. Last year when we were in Clearwater Beach Jenny called us from Hawaii and said the it was the best pizza in the world. Since we were enjoying an Angelo’s pizza at that time we disagreed with her. SO - we decided to do a taste test! Sorry Jen - Angelo’s wins though Harbor pizza was pretty damn good - especially after eating fancy food for the last 18 days! When we came out of the pub we were treated to our own fireworks show. I don’t know what the fireworks were for but it was enjoyable. The cab ride to the pizza place cost 19 dollars so Ginnie decided to become frugal on the way home. So there we are waiting for a bus on a busy street in Honolulu. I asked her if she would take a bus in Pittsburgh after dark - told her I wouldn’t take one in Dallas! Some nice Chinese lady sat down next to me at the bus stop and patted my leg asking if I wasn’t cold - definitely shorts and t-shirt weather as far as we were concerned but she was bundled up in long pants and a jacket! The bus finally came and our ride back to the ship only cost 4 dollars - though we did have to walk a couple of blocks to the ship. All in all it was a very good day. Ship leaves at 11:30 this evening and we are at sea for 4 days until we get to Pago Pago (pronounced Pango Pango - don’t know where they get the n sound!) in American Samoa. Enjoy the pictures of Hawaii.