Back again March 10, 2010
Posted by spacemom in : Life...otherwise, Seeing the World Through Astronomy , add a commentTravel never ceases to amaze me. I can climb aboard a tiny metal airship, sleep (if my kids are not around), and awake in a completely different time zone and geography.
We went to Hawaii for a meeting last week. It was a great trip. The girls went to the camp at the resort during 2 of the days (there was a snafu and they weren’t open the other 2 days). The meeting itself went from 8:30am to 9pm, constant talks. Dr. Jay’s poster presentation was up 2 days, my poster presentation was up the other 2 days. We spent much of the time in talks or discussing things with other scientists. I got a chance to meet some of the observers I support through their observations in person, and I got to hear about their science.
The girls had a blast. We did some sightseeing and we discovered that Soleil is terrified of little bluish-black crabs that crawl on lava rock. Personally, I think it is because it looks like the rock is alive, but she was pretty freaked. We also discovered that if Luna wants something badly enough, she can do it. She wanted to swim on a black sand beach. So we went here: (photo by Jesse at http://www.bestpicturegallery.com/)
This is Waipio Valley. The beach is totally black sand. We WALKED from the top that is in this photo to the beach you see in the photo. You see where the river meets the sea? Yeah, Luna HIKED down there and back with no whining! This topographic map shows that it is about a 1200ft drop
We walked the black road from the overlook to the floor of the Valley and then doubled back on the trail to the beach.
When I get the photos, I will post them! Jay is hiding them on his computer!
Amazing the things kids can do…
