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Mon. January 24, 2000
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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. What this means is that we all have to batton down the hatches and get our papers written. With this in mind two vans went into Hilo today to use resources at the University of Hawaii's library. A very helpful reference desk lady guided people in our group to very helpful information on their topics. The focus of my paper is on mythological astronomy and its use in Polynesian navigation to the Hawaiian islands. I had low hopes of finding many resources related to this topic but surprisingly found books that went into detail about the Polynesian astronomy of old. At any rate, my time at the library was well spent and will hopefully prove useful toward the completion of my paper.
Once our resources were exhausted at the library and our butts grew tired, a van decided to take off. We stopped off at a DQ for some munchies and dropped off a couple videos just up the highway. Brook, Heather, Kristin and I were dropped at the Kilauea Visitor's Center and Art Gallery to attempt to gather yet more information for our papers and to spend money on loved ones. Heather's turtle project was given great help by a man at the visitor's center and I got a little more info from a woman there. Once we were done with that we went to the art gallery where I got my parents a great koa wood turtle Christmas tree ornament. Brook had departed long before the rest of us but we three decided to use the trail system to get us back to camp. We passed by the smelly Sulfer Banks and some very pronounced steam vents on our walk back. Heather decided to take the nearby road back to camp while Kristin and I stayed on trail. She had yet to see the Kilauea Caldera from the vantage point just outside of camp so we strolled along the trail at the edge of the big steaming hole in the Earth. Maybe temperature (although it wasn't very cold) or humidity contributed to the thick and roiling character of all the steam vents on the rim. Our view was only partially shrouded by the walls of steam. In spots where steam didn't billow up in our face the view of the caldera and the Halemaumau Crater was clear enough that beyond it the ocean was visible. I was happy Kristin got to see the volcano on such a stunning day. I was delighted as well because almost as long as we'd been here the weather has been cloudy, windy, and rainy in the afternoon.
I know this is kinda' a dull entry but there's really not much to say. When Kristin and I got back to KMC we sat and watched TV through dinner and late into the evening. She was more diligent that I, however, because she left early in the evening to work on her paper. I stayed here and watched TV and played cards with Nick, Brook, Julie, and Alison. Once things died down here (not that they were blazing with excitement to being with) I went to bed early in preparation for our big day tomorrow.
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