Brenda and I caught the No. 42 bus to Pearl Harbor yesterday ($2 round trip each) and visited the Arizona memorial and museum.
The first photo (top) is of the memorial, straddling the hull of the Arizona where she sank just off Ford Island. We were taken there by boat.
The second photo is of Robert contemplating the scene and planning his next diet.
The third shows on of the Arizona's aft turrets.
The fourth attempts to show the oil that continually seeps to the surface from the Arizona's tanks.
The fifth photo is of the Missouri, if my memory of when I saw her off Fremantle while sailing Chiquita is correct.
The sixth photo shows some of the many Japanese visitors, seemingly over 80% of the crowd. (Whenever one of the local men, Ron, a career navy man, is asked by Japanese tourists where the Arizona is his stock reply is "right where you left it".
The bottom photo is of Robert next to one of the Arizona's anchors weighing more than 19 tons (the anchor, that is).
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Yes, that is the Missouri, number 63. We toured it before it left Bremerton. The photos bring back great memories of my tour in Hawaii...
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