Travel to Oahu, Hawaii – Episode 184 Transcript

Travel to Oahu, Hawaii – Amateur Traveler Episode 184 Transcript

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Chris: And my understanding, if we’re talking about Pearl Harbor, is if I want to see the Missouri, we should go early.

Robin: Definitely. If you want to go to Pearl Harbor, you need to get a very, very early start. Also security is extremely tight. They do not allow purses or backpacks. You essentially can take: your camera, your phone, a wallet that you can put in your pocket. If you feel you really have to take that backpack along, there are places where you can check your oversized bag. And by oversized, even if it’s a clutch purse, it‘s too big – they won’t allow it in. So I recommend highly that you leave all of your valuables behind in your hotel room. Put them in your safe. Don’t leave them in the trunk of your car. Do leave them back at the hotel. And just go very unencumbered and plan to have a wonderful day without having all of the accouterments along. You can definitely spend an entire day there. Besides seeing the Arizona, if you want to go on the Missouri, I suggest signing up in advance for the Explorers Tour where you will don a hard hat, and a reflective vest and carry a bottle of water and a flashlight and you get down into parts of the ship that have been previously closed to the public.

Chris: Interesting.

Robin: And for people to do that, you need to be pretty good on your feet, because you’re going to be going up and down ladders. So just a word to the wise, people who have a little trouble with their balance this wouldn’t be the greatest tour. But that doesn’t stop you from getting on board the ship. There are other areas you can explore but to really go behind the scenes, The Explorers Tour is the way to go.

Chris: Excellent. Now we started to mention the beaches and the North Shore and the South Shore. Probably terms that people need to know before they go to any of the Hawaiian Islands are leeward and windward.

Robin: Leeward, windward, Ewa, Diamond Head, mauka, and makai.

Chris: Ok.

Robin: When you ask someone directions, many times you’re going to hear, “Oh, it’s just mauka of here. And mauka means to the mountains. Makai means to the sea. Diamond Head means toward Diamond Head and Ewa means out in the direction toward Ewa. So depending where you are on the island, you can give those directions and you don’t have to worry about North, South, East and West. So those are good names to know, good words to know.

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