On Wednesday December 28, 2011 Joshua and I took an island hopper to Honolulu. We took a ten minute ride to Pearl Harbour Memorial to capture a glimpse of what took place back in November 7, 1941.
Joshua was excited about using his new camara. He was prepared to capture some of the sights and sounds on film to share with you. To our disappointment, the camara lens shutter would not open and it just fluttered back and forth. He had to take the battery out to stop the dancing lens shutter. He tried from time to time throughout the day but the camara decided not to cooperate.
Our first stop was the "Mighty Mo" or USS Missouri. We boarded a shuttle bus to go to the Ford Island to board the boat. This battleship came to Pearl Harbour in 1997 and it was on this ship the Japanese signed their surrender ending of World War II. The canon balls shot from the guns on this battleship create a fifty foot crater. It is amazing the destructive force that this ship has. Thinking that us humans have to resort to using these instruments to settle disputes is depressing.
Our second stop was to visit the memorial of the USS Arizona. During the attack, Arizona capsized and is the resting place of 1,102 of the 1,177 sailors that were aboard. To get to the Memorial, we had While we were there, we noticed oil floating on the surface. This oil is rising from the sunken battleship and is called "the tears of the Arizona" or "black tears," which comes from the leaking oil tank.
The highlight for me was being with Joshua. We had some uninterrupted time together. Our communication is interesting, I found out what he was doing the night before by reading his blog.
Our third stop was at the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor. Joshua was looking forward to this stop because this is where the best food was served. We saw some airplanes and were off to the next stop.
Our fourth stop was to the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park. Many submarines were sunk during World War II. This submarine was one of the fortunate survivors. We listed to headsets to hear about contributions this vessel made to the war effort.
We give thanks for all the service men and women who serve our country in the armed forces. We appreciate their sacrifice and service.
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