It's very possible we spent more time at the Arizona Memorial than most might - parents served in WWII, both Army and Navy - and we had promises to fulfill. Plus the lines were incredible when we were there, or at least they seemed that way to us. By the time we viewed the preamble presentation and then made it out to the actual Arizona Memorial, we were in no big hurry to rush through it all, and then of course, we spent some time on the Missouri just trying to absorb it, along with the submarine presentation. It was all interesting and worth the time, IMO.

The cultural center tickets, as I indicated earlier, were originally a gimme from our TA but after speaking with folks we met in our travels, they recommended the upgrade and we were really glad we did it. Truthfully, I could have passed on the luau portion though I did discover that Poi must be something you need to aquire a taste for, but the actual tour was very enlightening and the private 'family' group allowed us entry to things we might otherwise have missed, along with very good seating at the show. We learned things about the Pacific islands we'd never heard or seen before and it really was very interesting and informative to us, the music was wonderful and some of the presentations were also very funny. I'm thinking if we went back, I'd probably enjoy doing it for the second time, too.

So little time and so very much to see.

One thing that was very surprising to me, and remember, we only toured Oahu this trip, was that we felt the Caribbean beaches of St. Maarten/St. Martin and Anguilla were far superior to all those we found on Oahu. Friends of ours who've stayed on a few of the other islands felt the same way but on another note, all the beaches we explored offered ample parking and restroom facilities which was a big plus.

And again, sincere congrats on your up-coming 30th! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Joy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Joy.gif" alt="" />