When we were on Oahu last week we rented a car and spent New Years Day on the North Shore.
We've been driving on the left side of the road for the past 6 months so it was BANANAS
being on the right side again.
I may or may not have reverted back to the left at one point
resulting in loud shouting from my sweet husband...
I wish I had a picture of us swimming with the huge sea turtles.. they're incredible.
{miles of pineapple fields}
We spent the first few nights at the Hale Koa on Waikiki beach, which is a fantastic resort owned by the Army, exclusive to military. Highly recommend it to all you mil fams! Another well-kept secret is Ford Island where we stayed our last nights.. in the middle of Pearl Harbor. It's owned by the Navy and is a very special place surrounded by the memorials to the 2,402 Americans killed by the 1941 Japanese attack...
which is what led, eventually, to the reason we're living in Okinawa right now.
It amazes me to think about what happened in Pearl Harbor & our attacks on Japan and then to think how strong & fully-intertwined our relationship with Japan is today.
And that we're personally getting to live out that relationship each day over here.
{USS Missouri "Mighty Mo" that can fire 2,700lb ammo 23 miles in 50 seconds -- babe, that was for you!}
{Ford Island}
I'm starting to plan our next trips.. and literally can't stop dancing around I'm soo excited.
Thailand & Ha Long Bay, Vietnam...
:)
Beautiful!!!!
ReplyDeleteWow! How wonderful and emotional it must have been to be there!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your pictures and have been thinking it's time we take a trip back to HI. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog. Happy to be following you here :)
ReplyDeleteYour picture are (as always) gorgeous! :)
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ReplyDeleteYou share the most amazing pictures! It's wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThat looks amazing! Aww to swim with giant turtles must have been so incredibly special. As always, thanks for sharing.
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I've always wanted to go to Pearl Harbor but I don't know if I can emotionally handle it. Such a horrible event. It is amazing how those bonds have formed, especially after Hiroshima and the other twenty or so bombs we dropped on them. You're right that it's neat that you have the opportunity to live out history in such a way.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see your photos from your next events. Vietnam sounds fun!
So neat you were able to go to Pearl Harbor. I want to go - also it is amazing when you stop to think of the relationships now.
ReplyDeleteThose photos are incredible!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful trip!
ReplyDeleteThailand is an amazing destination!
Christine
What a wonderful trip!
ReplyDeleteThailand is an amazing destination!
Christine
When you were at the beach did you tell everyone you had a very important announcement... and then yell "CANNONBALL"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteit snowed in DC yesterday. No cannonballs for this lanneybear.
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beautiful pictures!
ReplyDeletewow! Oahu is beautiful! Thanks for sharing! I just found your blog! I hope you will stop my blog and enter the giveaway I have going on..
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Whoa your photos are amazing :) What a beautiful place!
ReplyDeleteIsn't Hawaii amazing! We were just in Kauai a couple months ago and I dream about it everyday :) Love your photos!
ReplyDeleteThese pictures are amazing! I would love to swim with sea turtles :-)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous. I have been to Hawaii once..but I was little...I want to go back so bad! Glad you had a great time and that you remembered to get back in the right lane!! :)
ReplyDeleteSooooo I take it you had more fun than the last time you were in Waikiki... :)
ReplyDeleteAGAIN, I'm sorry about that :-/
Gorgeous photos! Have I mentioned I'm jealous of your life??
ReplyDeleteUm...I think I want to move to Hawaii. It looks amazing!!!
ReplyDeletewhat a special trip! very cool that you get to experience both sides of this relationship.
ReplyDeletecan't wait to hear about your upcoming travels! Thailand is very popular with the Swedes and I'm adding it to my list :)
this is so beautiful! make me want to go there!:)
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