Yokun Ridge Trails – August 2018
I needed something new to hike, I needed to return to New England hiking and I needed to get my […]
Day 14.5 – Mahalo
So after being awake for about 24 and sleeping on and off for about four hours, I finally have half […]
Day 14 – Ohana
Our last full day here and whelp it was a grand day. You see the island treated us with aloha […]
Day 13 – Oops, Busted
Disclaimer: Falls is located on private property, government property and can be considered trespassing. Hike at your own risk or […]
Day 12 -Beach Day
Yup today was a beach day, rather a beach morning. After a quick breakfast off we went to Kawela Bay. […]
Day 11 – Recovery, Limbo and Cashing in Our Chips
Wait a minute, are we in Las Vegas or Oahu? Sounds like we had a wild night last night and […]
Day 10 – Race Day
The day was finally here, Mike’s 15k race. Up at 4 a.m. out the door by 5 a.m. to walk […]
Day 9 – Aloha Nui Loa
Today was the day of our Oahu Heart Walk. Mike and I raised a grand total of $5,160 for the […]
Day 8 -Just Another Day
As I neglected to write yesterday’s Day 7 on its actual day, I was up early to write it, writing […]
Day 7 – Island Treasures
It was such a wonderful day on Thursday, I couldn’t begin to put it in words yesterday (hence writing Thursdays […]
Day 6 – Non-Touristy Tourists
The day didn’t start out doing non touristy things. In fact it started out as doing a very touristy thing, […]
Day 5 – Surf from Sun Up to Sun Down
Yup, we watched surfers in the morning, we watched surfers in the evening and in between? Stuff happened. Mike had […]
Day 4 – Finding Focus and Making a Plan
Most days on vacation lack focus (except for sunset watching on island vacations) or a plan, today was the exception. […]
Day 3 – Learning to Listen
The island tells you things, you just have to understand how to listen to the island and decipher the message. […]
Day 2 – Blending In
We woke with the fog of travel still trapped in our brains, slowly wearing off. Our first full day here, […]
Oahu Day 1 – Arrival
Our day begin at 3:30 a.m. eastern time, drinking horrible hotel coffee, but cheered by the fact that I […]
What’s the Sense of Hiking – East Side Trail(Cohos Trail) October 12
Right after we left the Nash bog, Mike turns to me and says ,”What’s the sense of hiking?”. My heart […]
Zealand Trail to Ethan Pond Trail to Thoreau Falls
It was a beautiful day to ramble off to see some falls. We trekked out to Thoreau Falls via Zealand […]
It Took Our Breath Away
The Alander Mountain loop trail in Massachusetts and New York was one of those trails that steals your breath away […]
Miles Walked, Surfers Watched, and a Sunset Missed
According to my pedometer, we walked 11.5 miles today (no not a fitbit). But what a day of beauty. Our […]
Day 28 – A Hike with a View
While sipping our Kauai coffee, we debated what to do on a Sunday. We opted for a simple hike, The […]
Hello 2019 – Day 11
Today was travel day. Time to return to noise, chatter, heated houses, flannel sheets and no views of the rising […]
Homebodies – Day 9
We pretty much remained close to the house today. No far out exploring, rather we explored closer to the house. […]
You Finish Where You Start – Day 8
Our morning started with a beach walk and you guessed it, it ended the same way. Up early hoping the […]
Rainbow Watching – Day 7
It was a stormy, windy, rainy night. It was crazy how hard the wind was blowing. The clouds obscured the […]
Island Life As a Visitor – Day 6
Today we have settled into our island life as a visitor. It shouldn’t have taken us this long to get […]
Reunited and It Feels So Good – Day 5
I felt like a little kid on Christmas morning, all giddy with excitement knowing we would be reunited with our […]
It’s a Christmas Miracle – Day 4
We have a Christmas miracle and a Christmas Angel, Vern. Vern found our luggage and will be getting it to […]
Naughty or Nice List? – Day 3
I believe one of us was put on Santa’s naughty list and the other one was put on his nice […]
Our Luggage Prefers Nassau – Day 2
We woke up on Staniel Cay and watched the sunrise with our tea. I know, tea. Guess where our ground […]