Author Archives: mettechnerd

One night we went to Germaine’s Luau. That was a really good time. we were picked up in a big tour bus that had a driver and a host. Our host Reno was the best part of the night.The food was … Continue reading →

We were lucky enough to be in town for the annual Honolulu Day Parade. Unfortunately we were at almost the very end of the parade so we most of the groups were winding down by the time they got to us. Here’s … Continue reading →

Yesterday we took the circle island tour. It’s a good way to see all the tourist stops in one shot. The first stop was at Hanauma Bay. Rumoured home to amazing snorkeling which I’ll totally have to check out next time. … Continue reading →

Today was kinda random. We started with breakfast. I had spam and eggs in honour of Monty Python. After some aimless wandering and planning for tomorrow (also sort of aimless) we went for lunch. I finally got a picture of … Continue reading →

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: