Mixed species yard, black rhino, giraffe & zebra
Meercats, too cute
The Punch Bowl Memorial
Letter of apology from Lincoln
The chapel at the memorial
Still no rain, all we heard about on the Big Island was that we needed to prepare for Felicia, but now we don't even know where she is. So this morning, since Sara had the day off, we went to the Honolulu Zoo. It was a great zoo with Diamond Head in the background and Waikiki in the opposite direction. They have a very nice animal collection and lots of birds. I loved their duck collection. They had some very cute meercats as well as some great mixed species exhibits. After lunch at the Big City Diner we stopped by the Veteran's Memorial Cemetery at the Punchbowl. We were very impressed and glad we stopped to see it. It is a memorial to all the veterans who have been missing in action or their bodies have never been recovered from WWII, the Korean War and Viet Nam. It was very sobering to realize how many soldiers were never brought home. The front of the memorial had a sculpted Lady Liberty with the letter of apology from Lincoln to Mrs. Bixby, who lost 5 of her sons in the Civil War, inscribed underneath. Inside the memorial were maps of all the islands where soldiers were lost and a beautiful chapel.
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Dear Sharon and Friends - So wonderful to follow your exciting vacation...You're certainly making the most of your time there. I wanted to say hi before tomorrow...'cause we have to go to work and Sharon is going to still be enjoying her time in the islands. Enjoy and KNOW that we will be thinking of you. Thumbs up to Mrs. B who gets up early and stays up late to post this info and the great pictures - very great job. Be careful and have fun.
ReplyDeleteBeth Katterhenrich/HCI Friend
PS to Sharon...before you bring one of those "tree guys" home - make sure he is independently wealthy. We don't have many tree climbing/tree sitting jobs here!