The Southams

Sunday August 23rd

Why we picked Oahu

I was kind of nervous about going to church in Hawaii. I didn't want it to feel like another tourist stop on our trip. So we picked a ward that started at 8:00 and there was only one other couple visiting that day (also celebrating their 10th anniversary). It was a great ward and a nice meeting. So why did we choose Oahu out of all the Hawaiian islands? Because of what we did on Sunday. Pearl Harbor. I have always loved American History and Pearl Harbor has always been very interesting to me. I have always wanted to come here to feel and to be in this place. The only thing I regret is that we did it on Sunday and we didn't realize how much of it you had to pay for. Since it was Sunday we didn't do any of that stuff we just went to the Memorial which is free and it includes a little movie about the event and a museum. After Pearl Harbor we went to the Punch Bowl a military cemetery. It was a very interesting day.

Arizona Memorial

Missouri
Part of the Arizona that is sticking up out of the water. It's amazing how close to the surface the battleship is you can see quite a lot of it just under the surface of the water.




Punch Bowl Cemetery

Things around Pearl Harbor

Inside the Arizona Memorial.