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Day 1: We flew into Honolulu and got settled in at our condo in Waikiki. We were sharing the condo with five other PhD students/significant others so it was a bit crazy with all seven of us there but we hardly spent anytime there so it didn't matter. We spent some time at Waikiki beach.
Day 2: Started out with a nice walk along the beach. It was really beautiful with the blue water and Diamond Head in the background. Since we hadn't got our bike fix we rented an aqua trike and pedaled around for a bit. In the afternoon we hiked up Diamond Head with Chris and Sara for some great views!
Day 3: Dave and I talked a few of our condo-mates into getting up early and heading to Hanauma Bay for some snorkeling. We arrived at 6:45 am and didn't even have to pay because we were so early. The bay was beautiful and not crowded at all. We really enjoyed snorkeling around and seeing all of the colorful fish. By the time we left the beach was getting really crowded and we were glad to have arrived early. Dave missed his formal graduation and the University of Arizona but the conference held an informal graduation for all of the students who were there. He has put in a lot of work to graduate a year early and I am super proud of him. He is now officially David T. Welsh, JD, PhD. or something like that, he's not to worried about being all fancy but he's earned it.
Day 4: Dave was presenting his research at the conference so I did some exploring on my own. I hopped on a city bus and went and hiked to Manoa Falls. I think they filmed some of the Jurassic Park scenes here.
Waikiki walk with Diamond Head in the back
View from the top of Diamond Head with Waikiki in the background
Dave, Dillon, Mike, & Cherry at Hanauma Bay
Dave's informal graduation ceremony
Dave and Alec (one of his advisers) at graduation
The Arizona crew at the graduation
Walking to Manoa Falls
Manoa Falls
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