Diamond Head

Leg 2 - Vancouver to Honolulu

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August 23rd 2008
Left Vancouver about an hour late. Arrived in Honolulu greeted by warm humid air. Hotel is a bit old and the room pretty small, but since we don’t spend too much time in the room, who cares? Spent our first day at the USS Arizona memorial. Very, very impressive. Also toured the submarine Bowfin. Difficult to understand how the submariners could stand it in such close quarters. If you get ... read more

North America » United States » Hawaii » Oahu » Waikiki

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more