Hawaii, Oahu (1.5 days)

After five sea days, on Tuesday we arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii. We took a Viking motor coach and toured the city, ending up in Pearl Harbor, where we boarded the USS Missouri.

I finally laid eyes on a 16-inch shell and saw the 12 big guns. We visited the sailor's sleeping quarters, mess halls, captain's quarters, etc, etc.

Wednesday, we visited the Bishop Museum. This 3-story facility houses thousands of Hawaiian and Oceania artifacts (only a part of some 2 million collectibles) by Bernice Bishop, including the cloak and helmet given to Captain Cook by one of the high priests... such a beautiful presentation of the Oceania culture and life.Read more