July 31 - to the Big Island and then home

Sorry that we've been lax in updating our journey. We're keeping busy from morning to night here in beautiful Hawaii. In 15 minutes we leave for our last sidetrip before returning to the mainland. On the Big Island, we'll see volcanoes and waterfalls in a quick trip before our return to Honolulu for the flight back tomorrow evening.

Here, we've seen the city and the beaches, the Dole Plantation, the Polynesian Cultural Center, Pearl Harbor, with the Arizona Memorial, the Bowfin sub, and the Mighty Missouri battleship. We also visited the National Cemetery in the Punchbowl crater, and quickly saw the inside of Diamondhead crater. Chris even took us to the Navy Exchange! You'll see and hear much more later!