This morning we walked along the beach to the Sheraton where our favorite Hawaiian artist, Woody Chock, sells his watercolors several days each week. We chose several to purchase! We went to the Mai Tai beach bar at the Royal Hawaiian for a little lunch and then looked around inside to see the changes brought about by the recent renovations. We walked next to the Moana and spent some time on the front veranda before heading back along the beach to the Ilikai.
In the afternoon we decided to drive to the National Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl Crater - the marker for the USS Minneapolis looks very grand situated as it is along the path leading to the overlook. So many of the graves are always decorated with tropical flowers like ginger, bird of paradise, heliconias, anthuriums and proteas. Wandering among the gravestones, reading the names of the soldiers buried there seems like a tribute they are due.
And when the cruise ship left Honolulu tonight we had a perfect view of it as it went along Waikiki about 8:30 pm. Another lovely day on Oahu.
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