Aristus
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Wed Oct-12-11 10:14 PM
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| I'm back from my cruise to Hawaii, including a tour of Pearl Harbor. |
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Ask me anything.
I love you all, and I missed you.
Medical conference this weekend, then William Shakespeare will return with his weekend thoughts for the day.
Pics of Pearl Harbor and the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial will follow once I get them uploaded.
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| pa28
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Wed Oct-12-11 10:22 PM
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I do have a question actually. When I was a teen I went there, saw the Arizona memorial and was really awed.
This was twenty years ago and one point that really stuck with me was the tour guide noting oil bubbles leaking up from the wreck pretty much continuously. He said this would last for another 50 years at least.
So was he right? Can you still see oil bubbling up from the ship?
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Wed Oct-12-11 10:48 PM
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| 2. Yes. I've got pics of those, too. "The Tears of the Fallen", I think they're called. |
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I was presented with a lovely, fragrant lei on arrival in Hawaii. It has become tradition for visitors to the Memorial to scatter the flowers of their leis onto the waters at the site of the sunken battleship. I did that, and took pics. I will post them as soon as I can.
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Wed Oct-12-11 11:17 PM
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| 10. Thanks. Believe it or not I was wondering about that recently. |
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Looking forward to the pics.
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Wed Oct-12-11 10:54 PM
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| 3. Sounds wonderful. My nephew lives on Maui and yet I've never been |
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to Hawaii. I really should try and go sometime. Looking forward to the pics!
Welcome home.
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Wed Oct-12-11 11:06 PM
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| 4. Thank you. It's good to be home, although I miss shipboard quisine already. |
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We were unable to make landfall in Maui due to inclement weather, but the captain made amends by throwing a party on the Lido Deck that night offering "bottomless pina coladas". So that made the passengers happy! ;-)
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Wed Oct-12-11 11:10 PM
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| 7. I bet! Sorry you missed Maui. I'd love to see the upcountry area. |
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And the beaches of course!
Party on the Lido deck sounds like fun too!
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Wed Oct-12-11 11:15 PM
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| 9. Everyone on the ship who had visited Hawaii previously told me that Maui is the best island to visit |
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We had fun on Oahu, though, too. And the best shave ice in the state is on Kauai! B-) :9.
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Wed Oct-12-11 11:08 PM
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| 5. How exciting! I'm looking forward to your pics and stories. |
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Wed Oct-12-11 11:10 PM
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| 6. There's a lot to tell. |
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Not a lot of time for it right now, though. Medical conference in the morning.
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Wed Oct-12-11 11:14 PM
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| 8. I can wait. :^) Happy conferencing. LOL |
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Wed Oct-12-11 11:17 PM
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| 11. See you when I get back. |
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