Gayle,
Big tourist destination or no, you just have to see Pearl Harbor.
It was the highlight of our week (besides the fact we didn't have the
kids for a whole week...) The submarine display there was very eye
opening, and the USS Missouri was neat, too. Enjoy!
Heather McClenahan, museum assistant/web master
Los Alamos Historical Society
http://www.losalamoshistory.org
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Quoting Gayle <[log in to unmask]>:
> This one is for me. Two weeks from today, I'm off to Hawaii for
> better than two weeks (note Jim Roberts and Julia Moore will be
> taking care of MuseJobs while I'm away; Linda Wilson will be helping
> on on MuseDocs but we are looking for a second helper, so let me
> know if you're interested). I won the airfare last year, my folks
> kicked in two weeks worth of timeshare, and we're spending a week
> each on Oahu and the Big Island. I've watched the Travel Channel,
> read some of Hawaii for Dummies info, and subscribed to online
> newsletters trying to fully understand "this foreign country" (hey,
> it wasn't a state when I was born, and this is my first trip).
>
> I know not to take lava rocks as souvenirs unless I want to have
> bad luck forever, and you won't catch me with pork in the car on the
> Pali Highway lest I offend the Gods and they make my car break
> down. I know that the volcano has exploded (more than just
> erupting), and that some of the things I'd like to do aren't going
> to be conducive to my gimpy status (bad knees). I also know to
> look at but don't touch the green turtles or monk seals. Even
> though most of my major expensives are being totally taken care of
> (airfare and lodging), and I purchased interisland on Hawaiian and
> not Aloha, and we have our rental cars, I fully expect things to be
> quite expensive. We planned for this. I get a workplace bonus
> each March, and that will be taking care of some of my expenses.
>
> But like any trip I take, I want to suck up everything in a short
> period of time and to fully absorb what I see. So, I am asking you,
> the experts, to give me your sound advice and recommendations as to
> what to miss and what not to miss when we're there. What insider
> history might I look for? Where are the hidden secrets the common
> tourist might miss?
>
> Please send me your suggestions within a week so that I can print
> things up and have them with me when I travel. I value your
> opinions on such matters highly.
>
> Thanks! I mean Mahalo!
>
> PS No, I'm not surfing but my 60-this-year guy is and I'm going to
> be the one on the shore laughing my ass off taking pictures. And
> I'm probably going to starve this trip because I am so not a fish
> person.
>
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