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So. It's here. More »
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I'm on my way to Hawaii. Seat H in row 15 is where I reside on this DC-10 flight that marks the beginning of my January abroad. More »
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I am happy to report a flawless, and actually rather smooth, flight from SeaTac. After wait patiently outside the Honolulu Airport for our rental cars and drivers we weaved our way through traffic toward the hotel. More »
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As one of the rental cars (with me in it) drives back from Sunset Beach, we quietly attempt to determine where we'd like to eat this evening. I say quietly because we're not talking much due in part to the fatigue brought on by this rather fulfilling day. More »
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Zowie, what a time! After rising at 7am, scarfing down a quick Corn Flakes and orange juice breakfast, Dr. More »
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Waking up today soon led to a fantastic time snorkeling in Hanama Bay. We all actually hit the rough water after a brief environmental lesson administered by a volunteer there at the park. More »
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Got to sleep in a half hour this morning. After a shower I took off downstairs to the parking garage to capture on film the deed Kristin, Renee and I did last night. More »
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The three vans hit the road this morning heading towards the western side of this island. The road carried us just to the south of Mauna Loa, through desertified lava fields, and to the southern extent of the United States. More »
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A special treat this morning allowed everyone to sleep in an hour later than most mornings so far. Nick, Matt, Kristin, and I barely woke up when the Benham's and other students broke in for the morning to do breakfast. More »
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When I sit down to type this website I sometimes wonder if my words are worth anything in the light of the experiences I'm blessed with. Lecture this morning was our first for the month. More »
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With little lecture to hold us all back my class and I loaded ourselves into the vans and drove back down the Chain of Craters Road to the active flow area. For safety and certainty everyone embarking on the journey out to the flow dawned a bright orange traffic director type vest and white hard hat. More »
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Not too much lecture after breakfast this morning. Had one that briefly covered some types of fish and coral that we would find while snorkeling today in Kona at the Kahalu'u Beach Park. More »
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This morning didn't follow the normal path mornings have been taking thus far on this trip. After breakfast and before lecture I went to the Benham's place to use their phone to call a contact he made for me at the Keck Headquarters. More »
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Class today started with a brief, eleven question quiz which I presume I well on. Can't think of what I may have missed on it but I guess we'll just see. More »
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Today was a rather mind bending day. This morning everyone loaded up and drove a little less than an hour to a beach area where some people live by the beliefs and customs of native Hawaiian's. More »
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Sleeping in is a pretty good feeling. I knew there was really no reason to be up at the 6:43am butt crack of dawn so I neglected to set my alarm last night. More »
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For days now I've waited for this morning. 8am was the time that I was told to return a call to the man in charge of visitation to the Keck Observatory atop Mauna Kea. More »
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Not many stories to tell today. Frankly I think everyone was still tired from Monday and last weekend. More »
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You know you're waking up too early in the morning when a shower is bypassed and food is scarfed. Today was a day for that kind of morning. More »
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What would the beginning of my day be without a healthy breakfast of Cheerios, two fried eggs, and a glass of OJ? Nothing. More »
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Driving, driving, driving. We do it quite a bit here. More »
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One more flow visit this morning and one more barrier stood in between us and our viewing of the red rock. Once at the end of the Chain of Craters Road the small group of us suited up and wandered up to the first ridge where we could see the plum where the lava enters the ocean. More »
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I laid in bed this morning totally content with waning in and out of sleep, listening to snippets of conversations being had in the rooms adjacent to mine. Through the paper thin walls I heard plans for the day being talked about. More »
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Welcome to the rest of the trip. The time is upon all of us when we must now begin the end of our J-term here in Hawaii. More »
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This morning my only goal was to get ready for the big day that lie ahead. Because our departure for the base camp 9000' up Mauna Kea wasn't until 10am, I slept in an extra hour or so today. More »
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Admidst the flutter and fury of getting this paper typed, two vans headed off either to the hour distant Punaluu black sand beach or to the 2.5 hour distant Kona, HI. I went to neither just for sanity sake. More »
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And so the day arrives to leave. I got up at 6am this morning so I could be on the ball for we were to vacate the firehouse and other rooms by 7:30am. More »
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This is just one of those, nothing in particular kinda' days. Got up kinda' late, headed to breakfast on Matt Agee's meal ticket, then went out in search of the Magnolia soundtrack on CD with Ben. More »
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