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I started this Blog when I first started working with the North Lake College Summer Hawaiian Field Studies course. I knew that in 2 weeks, I would learn so much and I needed a place to document it. I was right. I went back through my pictures when I got home and thought, "Did we stop here? I don't remember this!". So I went back to my Blog and was reminded of that moment. So many great moments, so many great stories...here is where I document them. Please read, enjoy, send me questions, comments, etc.

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Monday, July 14, 2014

Day 11 - Anini Reef/Beach and Kilauea Light House

Rise and shine, it is Field Studies Time!  5 AM wake up call and 6 AM pull out. Zzzzzzz... but, here is Anini Reef in the morning.


We found a lot of cool things on the reef...brittle stars, sea cucumbers, sea urchins, etc., etc. But, most importantly, we found an octopus!



After we collected critters, we ate lunch (at 10:30 AM!) here on Anini Beach.  This is our beautiful view.


After lunch, we went snorkeling.  We saw a SEA TURTLE!!!  It was so cool. I also saw a humahumanukanukaapua'a.  Here I am.   The water here is absolutely beautiful!


Kilauea Light House - a lot of birds to see!  



We stopped at Banana Joes again to get a smoothie or a frostie. I got a pineapple smoothie. It was quite good! I also got some spices and chocolate butter. 


Kate (photo professor) and I decided to check out the fish taco place down the street from the condo. It was good!  I had an Ahi Wrap...fish cooked!!!

 

I did stop back by the ice cream place to get an ice cream. Yummy!




Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Day 16-My Day Pt. 2

My last day in Hawaii.  It was bittersweet.  I love being there, but I was ready to go home.  I decided to get up and go down to the beach for a little bit.  I splashed around for a while before I had to go back to finishing packing.


I met up with some of the NLC HFS students that staid on the island after the class for Hamburgers and a trip to the Honolulu Zoo.   It was much larger than I imagined and was quite nice.

I tried the Atlantis Restaurant.  It was OK.  There was a shrimp and steak special.  It was fine, but nothing to write home about. 


They did serve a Taro/Poi bread roll.  It was quite good.  This is the only way to eat poi!  Ok, so the tiny drop that I had 2 years ago makes me think that this is the only way to eat poi!

 

To the airport at 8 PM for a 11 PM flight.  





Day 15 - My day in Honolulu!

Bright and early, I got up and went Surfing on Waikiki Beach.  I did much better than last year.  I got up on most of the waves.  I wiped out a couple of times, but for the most part, I did well.  It was a lot of fun.  This is my surf instructor Barney.



 I spent about an hour on the beach after my surf lessons, stopped at the Round Top Table Pizza for lunch, showered, napped (well, I laid down for a few minutes), and then got back out to wander, shop, and then find dinner.


I stopped at Jimmy Buffet's Beachcomber.  I ate here last year and the food was good.  I had fish tacos.  Yummy!