Rab & Lesley's Second Big Trip
Days 54 & 55 - Hawaii
Day 54 - 23rd January 2019
A very early start for a Grand Circle Tour of Ohau starting at Waikiki Beach
Diamond Head Lighthouse
Hanauma Bay
This bay, next to Halona Blowhole, is where the famous beach scene in 'From Here To Eternity' was filmed
Manana Island and Kaohikaipo Island seen from Makapu‘U Beach
Views from Nu‘uanu Pali Lookout
The Byodo-In Temple - a half size replica of the original in Japan
The lake around the Temple is teeming with Koi
Kualoa ranch
Mokoli'i Island seen from Kualoa ranch - nicknamed the Chinamans hat
Hukilau Beach - the bodies on the second wave willgive you the scale
Kawela Bay
Pineapples growing on the Dole Plantation
Rainbow Eucalyptus
Then back to a beach front cafe in Waikiki for supper - with live music
and another brilliant sunset
Honolulu by night
Long exposure of the township west of Diamond head - Daughter thinks it looks like lava flows
Camera held firmly on the balcony wall (no tripod - Check the exif data)
Day 55 - 24th January 2019
A visit to Pearl Harbour and the arizona Memorial
The Memorial is closed for repairs but the Navy do take you out to it on a short boat tour
USS Missouri wasn't launched till 1944 but was the site of the formal Japanese surrender
It now rests in Peal Harbour alongside the sunken USS Arizona
Polaris missiles
Took a shuttle across to Ford Island and the Pearl Harbour Aviation Museum
This plane knew at least one well known pilot
This chopper looks fiercesome enough without the custom paint job
They have a restoration workshop
some exhibits need a lot of work...
The Control Tower on Ford Island
Hangar 79 doors with unrepaired damage from the attack
Back at the Visitor centre - USS Bowfin
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