Aloha from the Mattsons: The Swap Meet and Pearl Harbor

Aloha from Aulani Resort. The resort reflects the creativity of native Hawaiian Artists in partnership with Disney Imagineers to create a place that showcases the Hawaiian culture. Here are a few pictures that give you an idea of the great detail that went into creating the resort.

You can even see Mickey and Goofy.

The water park includes everything from a lazy river, slides coming out of the mountain, pools, hot tubs to a big water jungle feature. And of course there is the beach and ocean too!

We went to the Aloha Stadium Swap Meet today. They are open three days a week. It is a treasure place for bargain hunters. You can find everything including food, clothing, jewelry, purses, and even fabric. Yes!!! My kind of place. You can't beat $3.00 a yard. I found some great fabric. We also met up with Skip and LaDeen today.

We went to Pearl Harbor in the afternoon. The USS Arizona Memorial was established to honor all those that made the ultimate sacrifice. The Japanese bombed the battleship on Dec. 7, 1941. The battleship sank in 9 minutes without firing a shot. A total of 2390 people died on Oahu that day as a result of the attack.