Hawaii Part 3- Double O Seven

We hit the road early the next morning to make it down to our next adventure on time. Apparently we picked the week that the President of the United States and a bunch of other world leaders were in Hawaii for a big meeting. That made the traffic a royal nightmare. We didn't mind too much because the drive was absolutely gorgeous.

This was the sunrise- enough said.

And a rainbow for good measure! :-)

We booked a fun under water scooter ride with Island Water Sports and it was so cool!

The guys who worked on the boat were from San Clemente which made me homesick (actually I think I got a little sea sick). But check this out! Totally James Bond, huh? All you do is dunk your head under the water and pop up under the big bowl. Oxygen is pumped in to the head piece so you stay dry and just breath normal air!

Then we snorkeled a little bit and laid out on the boat before heading back to shore.

Later that day we visited Pearl Harbor. We took a tour through the Aviation Museum.

The plane behind me was the kind my Grandma's first husband flew when he died. He was a test pilot and died here at Pearl Harbor just a few months before the attack from Japan. My grandma had just given birth to their first son and was on her way to Utah to visit her family. Back in the 30's it took a long time to get from Hawaii to Utah and without cell phones and the internet she didn't find out about her husbands accident until she arrived home. Her father broke the news to her. There she was, a young mother, widowed and not knowing what to do. Her parents encouraged her to go to Salt Lake and attend college. One night she and her friends went to dinner and dancing on top of the Hotel Utah. That's where she met my Grandpa- also a pilot in the air-force. It was love at first sight and they lived a long, happy life together and are right now in paradise together eternally. :-)

Tanner was in airplane heaven!

We did these cool little flight simulators- I was really bad at flying my WW2 aircraft...

I wish we had more time at Pearl Harbor- so much history to learn and appreciation to give.

On our way home we stopped by the new Disneyland Resort, Aulani.  We walked around and checked it out and then had dinner outside at sunset. The sunsets in Hawaii are incredible!!!

I can't believe how lucky we are to be able to spend this time together in the most beautiful place in the world!