Monday it was my turn to check out Pearl Harbor with Dan.  Mike had enjoyed the entire day there the day before, untethered by any potentially bored family members. He watched Casey so that Dan and I could explore the memorial, because no one wants to spend the time learning about an important historical event with the constant background noise of whines and moans and cries about being too hot and too thirsty and too… whatever. (I dealt with enough of that yesterday!)

Anyway, even though Dan and I were outside and on our tour bus by 5:45 am, neither of us were quite awake yet.  That is, until we started talking to Pualani. Continue reading →