relishing the life God has given us
Labor Day Weekend 2020 | Battle of Athens State Historic Site This year, Curtis was given a four day weekend for Labor Day, and we decided to go spend it with my family in Iowa! On our way there, we stopped at my grandparent’s farm in central Iowa and spent a few hours catching up. They sent us on our… Read More
Island to Inland PCS Road Trip | Days 7 & 8 | July 31 & August 1, 2020 | Driving Across Wyoming and Visiting Fort Laramie National Historic Site We started off the morning of our seventh day of vacation by doing a short hike at sunrise. We returned to the trail Curtis had scoped out the day before, this… Read More
Big Island Historic Sites | Pu’ukohola Heiau National Historic Site | Kaloko-Honokohau National Historic Park | December 2018 Soon after leaving Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, the weather changed from a light drizzle to a heavy downpour that stayed with us throughout the morning. We were fine with that, as we didn’t have a lot of plans for our drive up the Windward… Read More
Big Island Vacation, Part 1 | Pu’uhonua O Honaunau National Historic Park | South Point We woke up at 3 am on Friday morning with bags packed and excitement high. We said goodbye to dear Charlotte (who was going to be looked after by our neighbors) and summoned our first Uber to the airport with plenty of time to spare. … Read More
Touring the Iolani Palace • Downtown Honolulu • April 8, 2018 • Written by Curtis Of the many metrics that we use to measure our travels, one of them is to visit the state capitol buildings of each of the states. To date we have had the pleasure of visiting eight of them (SC, VT, PEI, NY, RI, CT, MA, and OR). … Read More
My Family’s Visit to Oahu • March 2018 • Part 4 It simply wouldn’t be a family vacation without some historic sites thrown in! When we were kids, we used to take 2+ week long trips to visit family and friends on the East coast, and dad would always throw in some historic sites — battlefields, forts, homes of significant historical figures…. Read More