South Pacific Cruise - Day 25
Honolulu, Hawaii
Day 25 was our last full day in paradise. Our return to the real world starts tomorrow. While its our last full day of this amazing adventure, we did not sit back and relax. We started the day with an emotional visit to Pearl Harbor. This was all of our first time to this historic place. What a humbling experience, especially in light of the fact that Julie’s grandfather was a POW during WWII. He was a P-51 pilot in Europe and was shot down and captured towards the end of the war. We tried to impart upon Marcus that we were able to experience what we’ve been able to experience this past month because of the sacrifices of the men in the water below our feet. Not sure we got there with him, but I know the memory will last.
The day’s emotions came full circle as I got to have drinks with my cousin Mary, whom I haven’t seen in over 8 years. She just happened to be in Honolulu at the same time. What an amazing way to finish out the full day here. We finished the night packing up and preparing to return to reality tomorrow.
