Day 22 Tuesday 18 November

The weather girl was right last night, the winds came in during the night & it was blowing when we went for our swim. The water was cooler too, Ron called himself a “girly man” & I corrected him that I went in & the “Macho man” didn’t. No sailing boat wreck this morning, whether it sunk completely, “went to the sea, sea, sea..” or was towed somewhere, I don’t know what happened. After the swim, shower & then breakfast, I mean brunch – it was after 11 when we finished eating. We are getting so used to this lazy life style. We walked a short distance to the Army Museum, in Historic Battery Randolph, Fort DeRussy.

This battery was completed in 1911, made from 12 feet thick reinforced concrete & had 2×14 inch “disappearing” guns, that disappeared below the fortification from the recoil once fired. They were scrapped & dismantled in 1946. The museum focuses on the history of the army in Hawaii & the military history of Hawaii, beginning with King Kamehameha & his use of western weapons. The museum is interesting, touching on wars with Mexico, Spain in the Philippines, World Wars One & Two, Korea & finishes with the Vietnam War. There were quite a lot of stories about the Hawaiian Japanese & their heroic efforts in the war & the help they were in saving American lives. There is also an interesting display of war heroes & Hawaiian recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honour, the highest award for valour in the US military.

Four hours later we had a short break at the Hilton Starbuck Cafe, just coffee & pastry.

Next, a slow walk around the docks full of sailing boats & a few motor boats. There are a lot of old boats & a lot of boats with people living on them, complete with plants & pets. There are a few nice sailing boats among them, but not many. There are hundreds of boats docked here in Waikiki Marina. I could think of worse places to live. Two hours later we went back to the apartment for a rest.

I must love Ron lots to spend a day tromping around a war museum & sailing boats. (I didn’t mind it at all, I quite enjoyed it but I won’t tell him). There were so many unusual (for us) fish to be seen in the beautiful clear water – no need to go snorkelling, they were all there.

A quick shower then a walk to Ala Moana Plaza for dinner, we had a Thai meal tonight. Another great sunset & a great enjoyable day. The scary thing is that tomorrow will be our last day.