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After the tour, I was happy to be able to stand up straight. I wouldn't have liked submarine life.
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Ray gets a gander of Ford Island through the Bowfin's binocs.
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My lunchtime snack of potato-chip-and-banana-raspberry-smoothie was too colorful to avoid a photo.
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Yeah, I brought the little drink umbrella home. It said: "Made in China."
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A food court under a tent invited folks to have their picture taken in Adm. Nimitz's jeep (for a price).
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Of course, I took the cheap route -- having Ray shoot me standing next to the jeep. (No charge.)
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Folks ahead os us wait to board a Navy-run boat to the Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor.
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The wall of victims' names at the Arizona Memorial is reminiscent of similar tributes to war dead in Washington.
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Our visit to Pearl Harbor included a tour of a fascinating submarine museum.
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On a private van tour of Honolulu, we visited the Punchbowl, site of a national military cemetery.
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Van driver and tour guide Calvin Lewis gives me a hang-loose sign while helping other passengers out. He was a hoot.
Date: 08/13/2005
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On a solo stroll on Waikiki Beach on Sunday night (Ray rested after 200-meter race), I came across this ghostlike hippie scene.
Date: 08/12/2005
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Guy didn't seem to care about me snapping his picture. Maybe he's paid by Hawaii Tourism Board to add to the ambiance.
Date: 08/12/2005
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What are these folks up to? I wondered during my beach stroll.
Date: 08/12/2005
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Is there something hidden in this monstrous tree?
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Turns out that this couple were adding their names to the hundreds carved into this tree (and video recording the moment).
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Skateboard (left) and surfboard are carried along the beach in this available-light time exposure.
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I wasn't sure whether this was performance art or just a guy csnoozing for the benefit of photographers.
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The beach offered lots of shower-off-your-sand stations. This place was Disneyland in terms of visitor-friendliness.
Date: 08/12/2005
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The water was warm and comfortable. Photography with available light was rougher. (Didn't want to flash folks.)
Date: 08/12/2005
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Two young boys -- probably ages 13 or 14 -- sang John Lennon's "Imagine" on their ukuleles among other things. I watched while eating a $3.18 single dip ice cream cone (macadamia nut).
Date: 08/12/2005
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Yeah, I threw down a buck as thanks for the music and photo opportunity.
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Surfboards on entrance doors keep the beach's Burger King in the Hawaiian spirit.
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Kids explored knickknacks at a ukulele shop attached to a Marriott Hotel.
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Why this shot? My son's name is Bob.
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These instruments were going for about $300, I seem to recall.
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When you got gorgeous native plants, flaunt it. And they do.
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Hotel lobby was hard to pass up. At least they're ready for a tsunami. Grab a board!
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Couples found nirvana for romantic settings. These folks are watching an outdoor movie, "Chocolat."
Date: 08/12/2005
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I didn't count, but maybe a thousand people set up chairs and blankets to watch "Chocolat" on the beach -- from back-to-back screens.
Date: 08/12/2005
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After I took this picture, a lady driver stuck her head out the window and yelled, "You must be Polish!" I replied, "You bet your dupa!"
Date: 08/12/2005
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A stone pier at Waikiki afford this view of the hotels lining one of the world's most famous beaches.
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All along the beach, folks could be found relaxing on benches and playing chess or checkers.
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Japanese tourists relax with a view of the gently lapping waters at Waikiki.
Date: 08/12/2005
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Sand at the beach was fine and very clean. The water felt warm after a minute of toe-dipping.
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Folks just can't resist striking a pose like the sculpture. (And I couldn't resist taking a photo.)
Date: 08/12/2005
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Surfing legend Duke K apparently gets a fresh supply of leis for the benefit of snapshots like this.
Date: 08/12/2005
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A guy with a metal detector was out in the water looking for buried tourist treasure.
Date: 08/12/2005
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Flying out of Honolulu, you see how close the airstrip is to the beach. (That's a road in the picture, though.)
Date: 08/12/2005
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A few minutes before landing in San Diego (and my camera battery dying), I captured this sunset. Aloha, y'all.
Date: 08/12/2005
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