Hawaii - Nov 2006 - Pt 3
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   Wow ... it's a long          Houston, we have a        The waterfalls found all over the Hawaiian    Approaching the Na Pali
   way down to those        problem!  Mostly my             islands are absolutely beautiful                Coast on the northwest
           trees!                 fear of heights!  Yes,                                                                               shore of Kauai
                                         that's my wife
                                    reassuring me ... NOT!

             

   Some of the most beautiful beaches in the world can be found along the                 Recognize this waterfall? You might if
   Na Pali Coast, but getting there is the hard part.  Na Pali translates to                    you ever saw Jurassic Park.  This is
 "The Cliffs" .  Many of these sheer cliffs drop almost straight down for                   the waterfall where they filmed the
                                          thousands of feet                                                   helicopter landing on the island (Isla Nublar)

              

                                             Na Pali Coastline             Rita served in the Navy        Gun turret from the      USS Arizona burning
                                                                                   years ago. We finished        USS Arizona sits just     on December 7, 1941
                                                                                   up our trip with a visit         above the waterline
                                                                                     to the Pearl Harbor
                                                                                           Memorial
 
                 
                       The USS Arizona went down with a million barrels      By sheer chance a survivor     Remains of the USS
                           of oil in it. Droplets find their way into the             of the attack was in our        Arizona sit just below
                         surrounding waters.  Commonly referred to as          group. When he learned that     the waterline. 1,177
                         "Black Tears" at the Pearl Harbor Memorial           Rita had served in the Navy,   crewmen died when an
                                                                                                       he proudly stood by her        armor-piercing shell hit
                                                                                                        side for this snapshot          the forward ammunition
                                                                                                                                                 magazine. Many are still
                                                                                                                                                   entombed in the ship.
 
               
     On board the USS Missouri (Mighty Mo).             "You there! Swab that          Coming through!
Japan surrendered to Allied forces on the deck          deck. Hoist that sail! ...
      of the USS Missouri on Sept 2, 1945                 (hmm ... no sails) ... Then
                                                                               hoist something else!"

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