BCPS HS Bands to Pearl Harbor 20...?
Sample itinerary December 3-10, 20...?
Day 1 (Friday, Dec 3)
Travel
This will be a very long day. We gain time as we travel back against time zones finally arriving in Honolulu in the late afternoon. Time for check into the hotel and a stroll down Kalakaua Ave. for a meal and your first Hawaiian sunset before collapsing.
Day 3 (Sunday, Dec 5)
Fun Day
Day 5
(Tuesday, Dec 7)
Pearl Harbor Day parade
As promised, this is a day for YOU to decide your own itinerary. Explore downtown Waikiki, shopping, beach time, water activities, and enjoy your new tropical surroundings.
Activities on your own schedule...
Day 7
Thurs + Friday
December 9+10
Travel
We have the morning and the early afternoon free before parade rehearsal time at 4:00pm. Choose an activity that won't take so much out of you that you don't have anything left for the parade. Perfect day to lay out at the beach, enjoy the pool, or do some shopping on Kalakaua.
Lots of standing in the pre-parade ceremony. EV ERYONE should have eaten and needs a bottle of water for this event. Don't let the heat get you ! Shorts and Hawaiin shirt is a GREAT decision for this event !!!
4:oopm Parade rehearsal at Fort DeRussey.
5:00pm Parade opening ceremonies with surviving Pearl Harbor Veterans
There will be at least one MASS BAND piece.
6:00pm Parade begins down Kalakaua heading back toward our hotel.
Parade does a lot of starting and stopping as groups stop to perform.
Bands march straight thru. Judges near the Outrigger Hotel.
The street is lined like Charlotte; four lanes.
Parade is the length of Charlotte and Valdese; about 10 blocks)
7:30pm Awards ceremony, meal, and concert in the Kapiolani Park
following the parade. (Salad, BBQ, potatoes, corn, drinks)
Should have the morning free before heading to Honolulu International to board our flights for home.
Thurday will stretch into Friday as we lose time flying back thru time zones. Jet LAG !
Day 2 (Sat, Dec 4)
Pearl Harbor tour
Explore the site of the attack including the associated museums, USS Bowfin, and USS Missouri. Alpha and Omega, both the beginning and the end of
WW II now sit witin yards of eachother.
7:30am Pearl Harbor Tour
11:00am Performance USS Missouri
Day 4 (Monday,
Dec 6) Fun Day
Last chance to explore the area including all of the attractions and destinations outlined on this website. Supper and last minute shopping at night. Do something you may never have the chance to do again in one of the most beautiful places in the world.
Activities on your own schedule...
Day 6
(Wed, Dec 8)
The North Shore and
the Polynesian Cultural Center
Enjoy the drive up the coastal highway with a couple of stops for pictures. Destination - Sunset Beach on Oahu's North Shore and some of the biggest waves on the planet. Transfer to the PCC for a day of experiences in the Islands of French Polynesia. Hawaiian Luau for supper...
Closing show "Ha, the Breath of Life" Return to Waikiki
9:30am Bus Tour of eastern and northern shores
1:00pm Polynesian Culture Center (PCC)
5:00pm Luau at PCC
7:00pm "Ha, the breathe of life" Closing show at the PCC