Andy in Hawaii
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Look, I was at a conference and had to work hard to finish my computations.

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See? I was working hard at the conference, committees and all.

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I stayed in the historic Sheraton Moana Surfrider hotel, just redone.

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The famed banyan tree in the courtyard of the Moana.

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It was December, and they were all done up for Xmas, very nice.

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The Xmas decorations include not just any old train set, but a whole town made of gingerbread, including the Moana hotel!

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My balcony where I spent a lot of time.

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Beach behind the Sheraton Moana

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The same beach at night

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Aerial photo of Molokai on way to Maui

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Friends Alex, Lis, & Elijah

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Me with Lis & Elijah

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The view of the pineapple field behind Alex & Lis' house

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Sugar cane fields on Maui

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Aerial photo of Maui

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More aerial photos of Maui (wow! what a fractal coastline!)

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More aerial photos of Maui

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More aerial photos of Maui

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Gee look, the Maui coast looks a lot like this presumed coastline on Saturn's moon Titan (credit: NASA/JPL)

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Coming into Honolulu