Monthly Archives: February 2012

Because this is me; wild things I saw:  

Our last tour was of the USS Missouri. She’s the ship that help the official Japanese Surrender ceremony. She  also served in Korea and Desert Storm.

Touring the sub was very cool.    

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour is what brought the Americans into WWII. The USS Arizona went down in that attack. There is a memorial built over the wreckage. It’s quite a place.  

Yesterday we toured Pearl Harbour. We saw the USS Arizona memorial, the Bowfin submarine and the USS Missouri before we played out. Here is some of the stuff on the grounds of the park we started in: The American WWII … Continue reading →

One of the street musicians:

We’re in Hawaii for the next 10 days. The trip here is on my top five worst travel days ever list but waking up here made up for a lot. Clint got lei’d last night: This is Diamondhead from our balcony: The … Continue reading →

My apprenticeship is over! The last check in my book was completed Feb 6 and the board signed me off last week. At the annual station meeting I will be assigned my own stations to maintain over the 2012/2013 fiscal … Continue reading →