Back From Hawaii

I'm back from my trip to Hawaii. It was fun and I had a good time seeing my friends. I have posted some random photos of the trip. There are too many to explain, so I chose to explain only a few. By the time I had arrived Fausto and Vik had already been in Hawaii for the past 10 days. The flight to Hawaii took a little more than 12 hours if you count the 3 hour layover in LA. I hate long flights and I have also decided never to fly Delta again (I had decided long ago never to fly American again). When I arrived I was a little impatient since the flight landed more than 30 minutes after schedule and I was in a hurry to meet my friends. Next, the rental car place is NOT in the airport as they claimed, but rather a mile down the road. However, the shuttle bus arrived quickly. Then, getting the car took a long time because everyone had a million questions and their was a line. Finally I was on my way to the hotel (and I got a little lost even with my GPS...I really need to work on that).
First thing I had to do was take a shower once I got there. Then we all went out to eat dinner at The Cheesecake Factory. Unfortunately I could not eat that much, so most of it went to waiste.
The next day we went to Pearl Harbor to see the Arizona and Missouri (pics below). It was pretty nice. I wore my 'anata wa bukimi' shirt. After Pearl Harbor, we went to the beach. I don't remember what the name of it was, but it was a pretty nice beach. The waves were kind of big...but the water was too cold for me.
The next day we went snorkling. I don't actually have any pictures of the even because I put my camera in a locker, but I do have pictures of the cove that we went to (before I put my camera up). It was really clear and there were a lot of fish. We went snorkling (which I usually wouldn't do in the ocean because I don't trust fish) and got sun burns (or at least I got one of those on my feet). After snorkling we went to a place called "Blowhole Point" and saw some whales coming to the surface of the water for air and then making large splashes with their tales. This was probably the best day for me. And unfortunately the last day.
Early the next morning I took Fausto and Vik to the airport so that they could return to Japan. I don't really like saying goodbye, but it was great to see them again. After they left, I drove around to a couple tourest attractions, but I didn't really feel like getting out of the car and going in. At one I was getting out of the car to go in, but couldn't find much of a point in it, so I just got back in the car and drove to the car rental return place and returned the car. It seems that even Hawaii is just another place without my friends there. I think I would have had just as much fun no matter where we were.
My flight was not until 10:30pm that night, but I returned the car around 1pm and sat at the airport for a long time. I had a couple margeritas to pass the time. The flight back was a little better than the flight there, but only because it was shorter.
Now I am a little depressed that they are gone and am trying to find something to do other than go to the lab. I should probably work on my homework. I guess I will get started after this.
BUT FIRST: some history about the battle ship 'Missouri.'
The battle ship Missouri was active in World War II and the Gulf War. It is where the official surrender of the Japanese was signed. We looked in the Missouri and probably stood around the same spot that the documents were signed (pictures below). Now it stands as a museum.