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<\/p>\nOk, I was lying on the beach AGAIN the other day, and admiring the view(no, not THAT view) and thought I would share it with you guys, this time with nary a cloud in the sky, as Hawaii was meant to be:\n<\/p>\n
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\nAnd then we visited Diamond Head. For those homies in Texas, I just realized that a lot of the street names in my ‘hood are named after things in Hawaii, like Diamond Head. Well, cousins(as they say here in Hawaii), THIS is Diamond Head. It is a tuff cone, formed from the cemented ash from an ancient volcano. This time, you can really make out the circular rim that is the caldera. In the center was once a hopping place of magma, but alas, now it is now dormant and filled in. The tuff cone has worn down all around, but not evenly, the windward side having worn down more than the leeward side. This view is made possible thanks to the military installing a fire control station that was never used, because the enemy planes came from behind, not from the east. The view is beautiful nonetheless.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
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\nThis is me and Adam(remember him?) standing way in front of Diamond Head, where you can see the leeweard side standing much taller than the rest of it of to the left behind the trees. And yes, Debbie, this is the tank top you sold to me some 20 years ago…<\/p>\n
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\nAnd I will leave you with the classic Hawaiian sunset, taken at the Luau. Yes, it really is this beautiful, even better than this cell phone picture, and the postcards are not touched up. I will miss this, but I am eternally grateful for the opportunity to see it first hand. From your fearless reporter live-at-the-scene, enduring all manner of sacrifices to bring you this story…PS: Cyndi, I love you<\/p>\n
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Ok, I was lying on the beach AGAIN the other day, and admiring the view(no, not THAT view) and thought I would share it with you guys, this time with nary a cloud in the sky, as Hawaii was meant to be: And then we visited Diamond Head. For those homies in Texas, I just … Continue reading Wrapping up things here in Hawaii<\/span>