We woke up at 7.00 to catch the first waves of the day. In other words we took an hour long surf lesson on Waikiki beach for $25. I managed to catch the first wave I attempted to and even managed to stand up. We were lucky and had good conditions and a long wide board. It was easy money for the instructor, but good fun. Bloo's surfing advice. If you've never done it before then Waikiki is a good place to learn, but go early in the day as it gets very busy later on. The main surf areas are on the north shore (Waikiki is south), but conditions for beginners are a bit rough.
We later caught the # 20 ($2) bus out to Pearl Harbour. It's free entry to the USS Arizona memorial. This is the ship that was sunk during the Japanese sneaky beaky attack on the US pacific fleet in 1941 that started World War 2 (for the USA anyway, we all know it really started in 1939). Now the USS Arizona has 1177 US sailors entombed on the ship and they have provided a poignant memorial to them and all the other persons who died on 7/12/1941. The US does dead people really well. The ship sunk in 40 feet of water in just 9 minutes. It was so badly damaged by fire that it couldn't be raised. Of the 21 ships that the Japanese hit that day only 3 weren't salvaged. The other 18 saw further action in the war. PS The real Pearl Harbour had nothing to do with Ben Affleck falling in love, then having his heart broken and then having his ex girlfriends new boyfriend die. Oh the drama.
Incidentally there was a Reeves who received the highest naval honour aboard the USS California at Pearl Harbour.
The bus back takes an hour and as it was Dave's last night we went out for a beer. Got in at 3. Doesn't time fly.
