My last day (16th July) in Honolulu and as usual it is clear blue sky and baking hot. Found a small local laundry shop and agreed to deposit my stuff at 0600 hrs ready for me to be able to pack and vacate my room. The lady who runs the laundry had some beautiful Hibiscus plants in the side alley.

Once hotel sorted it was back on the streets and to get out of the sun for a couple of hours I visited the local U S Army museum. Very interesting exhibits including a disappearing gun, which was sited in the Battery Randolph, part of Fort DeRussey. This was an american invention the concept being invented 1860's based on observations from the Crimean War, but what of the 1886 Armstrong (UK) disappearing gun sited at Taiaroa Head, Dunedin NZ? This is meant to be one of the first breech loading guns to be built and was before the Buffington - Crozier model of 1896!

My time time in Hawaii is done and dusted, finally made it to the islands and had a ball with plenty to see and do. Still did not get to laze on the beach, or enjoy many of the other multitude of pleasures/sights that are on offer here, four days is not enough. Off now to Springfield Missouri via Dallas and an overnight flight, hopefully breakfast in America (as they say) with Gary and Ginger.