Captain Bruce was hysterical throughout the tour. He had been with them for 6 years and you can tell. He’s got his spiel down pat and does a very good job. There were some parts where he went off on a tangent on some things and it was tedious, put for the most part he was entertaining. Well if you have never been on one of these amphibious machines, let me tell you, they don’t move fast at all. We were lucky to hit 25 MPH I’m sure of it. But it was fun and entertaining all the way out to the Arizona Memorial. When we got there, Captain Bruce had to get our tickets to go through the little movie you see about the Arizona Memorial and then the boat tour to see the Memorial itself. Well we had about 2 hours to kill so Charley said he wanted to see the Bowfin Submarine Museum.

Let me tell you that was the highlight of the tour. If you have never been on a submarine, it is a real learning experience. It took a little over an hour I would say and was just fantastic. I could never have served on a submarine. It’s too cramped of quarters and everything is so small. You should see the hatches you have to go through. They are made for very tiny people. Anyway, it was just amazing to learn about submarines and as I say, it was the highlight for me of our day.

We then go to the theater to await for our 11:40 show time and it’s running 20 minutes late. No biggy. We go and watch the show which was packed full of the event’s of December 7, 1941. I had seen this before, but it’s been years. So it was great to see it again. Then over to the Memorial we go. It’s like a 5 minute boat ride across the harbor. It’s a solemn place but being truthful it doesn’t do much for me. As I told Quilly and Charley, I guess it’s because I wasn’t alive during that time. Yes I’m sorry it happened and am proud of the military and all, but Ground Zero would have a much bigger impact on me as I lived to experience that. No I wasn’t actually there, but I lived it through the TV. Anyway, it was a great seeing it again. It makes me very proud to be an American.

So we are done with that and then comes what all three of us have been looking forward to going into the water finally. Well slowly we make our way to Keehi Lagoon and Captain Bruce stops right before going down the ramp, shifts gears or engages the sailing part of this machine and down we go. It was a blast to be in the water. It’s just like being in a boat. We didn’t go far, but just far enough to enjoy. All three of us also agreed that we weren’t in the water long enough, but what do you do.

So we get done with that, back up the ramp and slowly start our way back through town and back to the Ala Moana Hotel and he drops us off. Quilly made sure that she got the duck whistles she paid for. Quack Quack. I must say it was a very entertaining day. But the best part was spending it with Quilly and Charley. Yes they are a hoot and that “He Said” “She Said” that she posts frequently really does happen. I am happy to report that I was your fly on the wall for that one. Oh yeah, we had hot dogs for lunch. Mmm Mmm good. I took plenty of pictures. You can view them all on My Flickr Account by clicking this link. I also have some other photos that I have taken here that I will share in upcoming meme’s. WOOT!!!

Thanks Quilly and Charley for the fantastic day. You two are the bomb and I’m glad to be able to spend a little bit more time with you before you take off for your new beginning.

Hey, it’s only my opinion.

A Hui Hou