[skysurfer808]

That would depend on the town.

In Honolulu, there's the Bowfin museum, the Navy Sub Museum, the U.S.S. Missouri, the Arizona Memorial, and Fort Derussy Army museum, right in the heart of Waikiki. As for nightlife, Waikiki's known for it, and Duke's Waikiki is the most popular singles spot, especially on Sundays. Be forewarned, Oahu has over 100,000 Military personnel either stationed there or passing through, the majority of whom are single males in their early 20s with money to burn. This turns most nightspots into what I would refer to as a sausage buffet....one of the reasons I moved to Maui. As a single male the odds on Maui are more in one's favor....a target rich environment. As far as siteseeing in Honolulu and the island of Oahu...get the hell out of Waikiki and head to the North Shore, especially in winter when 30 foot waves come rolling in. They are really something to see.

In Maui, there is little military, only a small Air Force contingent, plus some Army National Guard. There isn't anything in the way of military museums there, but the island is much more beautiful than Honolulu's tropical version of LA/New York...with Tokyo like crowding and the aforementioned sausage infestation. There is however, uncrowded beaches, a lot of world class fine dining, and a much more single male friendly atmosphere. Best places to eat is Charley's in Paia town for breakfast, Sea Watch Restarurant in Wailea for lunch, and Mama's Fish house on the North Shore for dinner. My favorite hangout spot is Makena Beach...which consists of two areas, Big Beach, which is a mile long classic Hawaiian beach (without a huge crowd, but rather large waves sometimes) and Little Beach, which on Sundays plays host to a Drum circle. I have learned to filter out unpleasant sights, and love to bodysurf the shorebreak there....so it is one of my favorite spots in the universe. There are times, when surrounded by lovely nude sea nymphs...that one feels like they've died and gone to heaven. Who needs 72 Virgins...paradise is on Maui. Of course it isn't always that way, and more reserved people would be turned off by the nudity...it is clothing optional there, and I keep my trunks on. Still there's little to beat riding a wave and dropping into a naked tourist gal. Sunday nights, I'd recommend Mulligans on the Blue, an honest to goodness Irish pub in Maui....run by real Irishmen. It's a great place, and for some reason a lot of beautiful women congregate there. Of course this is written from the perspective of a straight, unmarried male. Still, the sights are worth seeing.

I was just in Palmdale, California for the past month, and Palmdale is within spitting distance of Edwards AFB. I managed to see a couple F-117s do a low pass on the 4th of July, but wasn't able to get the cam out in time to get a shot. There's an airpark there with a Blackbird, F-4, and a few other machines. As for nightlife, the only spots I was able to recce was a dive bar called the Silver Spur (which reminded one of a cross between the Star Wars Bar at Mos Eisly spaceport....and Panchos without the pilots or the cookies.) There was also a dance club called Schooners...with a much younger crowd, but the music and ambience was a bit too chocolate for my taste. Of course Palmdale is a White flight zone, so it is much more conservative, and lacks the youthful energy and freedom of the Hawaiian islands.

I'm heading to the Atlanta region, where I've heard good things about Buckhead and the Air Museums. I'll be staying close to Marietta, so it ought to be interesting...both from Aviation perspective, and the singles aspect of Georgia. I lived there before and learned how to misbehave at an early age, alas the charms of Georgia peaches is something I have yet to savor. Maybe Shawn 507 can enlighten us more on this.

Missing Maui but looking forward to Georgia.

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