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Those are some small spaces. Not sure if I could stay there for a long time. Hoping to make it to Hawaii some day and will have to check out those spaces!
I hope you make it there, as it's definitely well worth a visit.
Submarines totally creep me out. I just can't stand the thought of being under water and if something happens ...well you are out of luck. I also figure there must be great pressure under the water so deep too. It is very interesting to see. I have read how small and cramped the quarters were down there and I can see for myself now I would NOT like it one bit!
I must admit I've never thought about the pressure or actually being under water and something happening. All good points and definitely something I'd never be capable of doing - I'm happy just to tour them.
Tuesday 5 November – part five: that’s a cheery end to this… not!
Then you were back up top, and I was relieved to come out and see the sun behind a cloud. Suddenly the temperature was a lot more pleasant outside, and the risk of sunburn for me receded a bit. There was a fair bit still to see up here…
Mark got some very neat shots from up here:
… and you had some wonderful views from here as well…
Once we were done, we handed back our audio guides, sat down for a few minutes, then headed into the accompanying museum, that is part of the USS Bowfin. I have to be honest, I didn’t enjoy this as much as the submarine itself. You also have an audio guide in here, but unlike on the submarine, where there’s a number to press for everything you see, often what I wanted to learn more about had no audio number.
I was fascinated by these though, which show the success that each of the submarines had in taking out the enemy…
We’d learnt earlier that the Bowfin ended up 15th out of more than 200 submarines in terms of the number of enemy vessels it destroyed.
The section on the medals was cool….
… and I liked the replicas they had here:
The museum finished off with this, which actually I found a bit scary, particularly as it talked about the impact that nuclear weapons could have on the planet. Not exactly a cheery subject to finish with.
With that, we headed out. We were going to go over to the Pacific Aviation Museum and the Battleship Missouri Memorial, but you needed separate tickets for that, and then take a shuttle bus over there, and to be honest, we were both hot and tired, and took it as a sign that we should just call it a day, and head back to the resort.
Great photos of the sub and museum. I agree, that missile is something I'd really rather not think about. I'm not surprised you were done for the day at that point. That kind of sightseeing is so somber and requires concentration and focus. Starting with the traffic in the morning, you'd had quite enough for one day! I'm glad you've got something "Goofy" coming up!
You guys did well, considering the heat and sun. I'm not sure I would have been up for anymore touring either! Great photos of the bay. I love that last shot of the sky/clouds and all the flag poles.
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Somehow I got way behind on your report. The USS Arizona memorial is very sobering. It's hard to imagine all those ships being damaged and destroyed and so many lives being lost. There is a submarine anchored in downtown Cleveland. I was in it a few times as a child. My dad liked taking us to museums and things of that sort. I remember how cramped it was. One of my uncles served in the Pacific during the second world war.
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Great photos of the sub and museum. I agree, that missile is something I'd really rather not think about. I'm not surprised you were done for the day at that point. That kind of sightseeing is so somber and requires concentration and focus. Starting with the traffic in the morning, you'd had quite enough for one day! I'm glad you've got something "Goofy" coming up!
You know, the point about the concentration and focus hadn't occurred to me at all before you said it, but now you say it, it makes perfect sense. We were probably still a bit jet lagged too....
Heading back to the resort sounds like a good plan. That can be a lot to take in. I know when we visited a concentration camp in Germany that we were exhausted quickly and it had more to do with taking it all in than the walking. Still very important to do, as you know.
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All good points and definitely something I'd never be capable of doing - I'm happy just to tour them. 
I wonder what that is and perhaps I may not want to know? 
The menu looks very good compared to what I would have expected! 
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