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USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL

View from the dock of the USS Arizona Memorial

Arriving via boat to the USS Arizona Memorial

Dave and I on the USS Arizona Memorial. It was such an amazing sight because you could visibly see the ship underwater and oil was still to this day leaking from the ship.

Me in front of the names of all the people who died in the attack on the USS Arizona.

View of the memorial

Part of the USS Arizona protruding from the water

Dave in front of part of the USS Arizona

BATTLESHIP MISSOURI MEMORIAL

After we saw the USS Arizona Memorial, we took a bus to the Battleship Missouri Memorial. It was extremely cool because we actually got to board the ship and explore how the sailors actually lived.

Dave and I on the ship

View of the outside of the ship

Dave in front of the ship
Dave and I towards the front of the ship
Dave exploring the ship :-)
Dave and I aboard the ship at the first aid station
Me in front of one of the sleeping quarters
Dave on the ship
Me peeping through one of the portholes
Dave standing where the Japanese officially surrendered and ended the war Me standing at the podium where important speeches used to be made
Dave on the ship

CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE - WAIKIKI

We were so hungry after our long day at Pearl Harbor that we stopped by Cheeseburger in Paradise in Waikiki to pig out.

DIAMONDHEAD

Hiking Diamondhead was by far one of my favorite parts of the trip. We ran 3 miles to Diamondhead from our hotel and then hiked to the top of the mountain. It was quite the workout, but well worth it once we got to the top and were able to see the incredible views of Oahu.

View of Diamondhead from our hotel

We had to run through a tunnel to get to the start of the trail. YIKES - It looks pretty steep from this point.

Picture of me starting the trek up Diamondhead

Dave and I hiking the trail

OH BOY! Those are some steep stairs

Dave doing pull-ups on our hike to the top of Diamondhead. :-) This picture really gives you a good view of how high Diamondhead was.

View of a lighthouse from the top of Diamondhead

YAY! We finally made it to the top! Look at the gorgeous views!

Me on the hike down the mountain - this part was definitely easier!

They had a bus selling Hawaiian shaved ice at the bottom of Diamondhead so this was the perfect end to our hike! Now, we just have to run 3 miles back to the hotel. OH DEAR!