I'm a Little Behind This Week! Tuesday's Update on Wednesday

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As I said, I posted a little late for Tuesday! I think part of it was not having class today, it just kind of mixed me up. Yesterday I went back to Pearl Harbor with a couple of the people here, there were only five of us that went. We went out and walked around on the USS Missouri and the USS Bowfin. I really enjoyed learning more about the history of the USS Missouri--it was the ship that the Japanese surrendered on. We walked around one of the lower levels and saw the mess halls, and the bunks, control rooms, offices. That ship was huge! It was large enough that it could fit about 3,000 people. Not comfortably, but it could.

They told us some of the statistics about the ships guns--they could shoot 23 miles, and send 27 missiles in 90 seconds. To really savor the experience, a couple from our group went and watched Battleship, which features the USS Missouri. I didn't know they were going until they had already left, or I probably would have watched it.  The USS Bowfin was also really interesting, but definitely not the same as the USS Missouri, since it was a submarine. After the massiveness of the Missouri, the Bowfin just seemed really cramped and confining.  I am really glad that I decided to go back.

Sunset at Barber's Point


I love taking pictures of the sunset. But then I end up with a ridiculous amount of photos and don't know what to do with them. They usually just stay in a folder on my laptop taking up space. I'm planning on creating a book on Shutterfly, because I have a code for a free book. I think a few Hawaii pictures are definitely in order!

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