Oahu: The first few days

We were in Hawaii for two weeks in December. Dan attended and presented a poster at the Pacifichem conference (Dec. 15-20), and I just came along to vacation. I briefly considered attending the conference with him since we're both chemists, but after seeing the registration fee ($725! if you're not a student), I decided I'd rather just sightsee and hang out on the beach. I think that was a wise decision. Here are a few pictures taken from around the hotel/resort where we stayed on Waikiki Beach:

And, below is a picture of Dan with his poster.

I went on two hikes near Honolulu: Diamond Head Crater and Manoa Falls. The hike to the top of Diamond Head Crater wasn't very pretty, but there are great views of much of Oahu's coastline from the top:

The hike to Manoa Falls was a pretty, easy hike through rainforest. Here a few shots from along the way:

And, here is a picture of Manoa Falls. I wasn't able to get the whole falls in the picture because it was too tall!