On Friday morning we tried to get up early so we could leave the condo at 6:15 am to get to Pearl Harbor at 7 am when they open, but apparently the clock in the bedroom was about an hour behind and I did not think to check it. We rushed around the room and still made it to the car by 6:30 am. We were able to get to Pearl Harbor early enough to get the 8 am tour (the first tour is at 7:45 am). That was nice. We walked around the grounds a bit and did a little shopping before it was time to watch the movie. After the movie we took the boat to the memorial itself. I really think this is one of the most impressive and moving memorials in our country and everyone should take the time to visit if you are in Hawaii!!!
http://www.nps.gov/usar/
After our visit we stopped for a quick breakfast before driving out to the Dole Plantation. http://www.dole-plantation.com/
I did not really know what to expect. I had heard about this from other travelers and friends. It was really cool. We did the maze (it is the largest maze in the world). They have 8 secret stations hidden in the maze and you try to find them to get the stencils on your sheet. I managed to find 7 before the heat overtook me and when looking at the map realized, I just was not going to feel up to finding number 8!!!! Jake managed to find all 8 in a little less than an hour! Awesome--the record is 5 minutes, but we think that guy must have cheated a bit.
After the maze we walked through the gardens which had some awesome plants and flowers. They were beautiful. Then we rode the plantation train to see the actual pineapple fields and some more of the crops grown in Hawaii. It was a nice ride and helped to cool us all down from the hot sunshine.
After the train ride we went into the gift shop and restaurant. We did some shopping and I got a pineapple sundae with pineapple topping--yummy!!!!!!!!!
We left there and drove back to the condo. Lynn, Lisa and Jake went down to do some shopping along the beach and I chose to relax on the lanai and read! They also booked Jake's parasail adventure for the next morning.
After Lynn and Jake played a quick game of basketball we went down to have dinner. We ate at Tiki's Bar and Grill http://www.tikisgrill.com/
It was an awesome place for our last night on the islands. We had a great view of the sunset--darn I forgot my camera--and the drinks came with souvenir cups--hee hee!!!! We all ordered dinner and it was yummy. After dinner we took one more walk along the beach before heading back to the condo to start packing.
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