Thursday Lex and I headed to Pearl Harbor, a must-see for everyone who visits. We were pretty fortunate to get a tour of the USS Arizona only 1hr after arriving! Before our tour we wandered around looking at all the informational plaques, the missiles/torpedoes, and submarine/anti-aircraft static displays. We also scarfed down some hotdogs and meandered thru the gift shops. Waiting in line for the movie that plays before the boat tour we were a bit appalled at the number of people who threw their plastic bottles into the trash can when the big blue recycling bin was sitting directly next to it-and I mean touching! The park ranger did tell us that they have maintenance workers go through the trash to remove the bottles (ewww!) in order to get the money from the recycling for the park. But the principle of it still irked us.
After our time at Pearl Harbor we hopped back into the car and headed north to the Dole Plantation! Once we arrived our first order of business was to get a "Dole Whip!" After enjoying the delicious pineapple soft-serve we wandered around the plantation taking photos.
We stayed until the plantation closed and headed up to Haleiwa to wander the shops then we drove further north to Kahuku to find a beach to eat our picnic dinner and watch the sunset.
It was a long, fun, eventful day!
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Mom and I remember the first time we took you to the Dole Plantation with Granma Olsen when you were a baby girl. You loved the pineapple and just couldn't get enough of it!
Dad
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