My Family’s Visit to Oahu • March 2018 • Part 5 I’m pretty sure that on our first venture to the Southeastern part of Oahu (hiking the Makapu’u Trail) that my dad said it was his favorite part of the island — and I totally agree. The rugged cliffs of the Ko’olaus, the dry, desert plants, and…
My Family’s Visit to Oahu • March 2018 • Part 3 The rest of my family arrived on a Friday night, excited and ready for a full week of exploring on the island. Mom, Gina, and I planned to meet them to show them back to my house, and since we were in the Aiea area I decided…
My Family’s Visit to Oahu • March 2018 • Part 2 After 5 days of cool and cloudy weather, the sun finally came out in full force. To make the most of it, I took Mom and Gina to one of Oahu’s most popular hikes up Ka’iwa Ridge, also known as the Lanikai Pillbox hike. We had…
Maunawili Falls • February 25, 2018 Life in Hawaii isn’t all sunshine and rainbows. And contrary to what some may believe, a rainy day in Hawaii doesn’t beat a pleasant day elsewhere. In an effort to be transparent, it’s only fair that I expose some of those negative experiences we may have. We like to think that…
Beginning of February • Hiking the Ka’iwa Ridge Trail • February 4, 2018 Curtis returned home just in time for the first weekend in February, and all was right in our world. All he wanted was a low-key lazy weekend after being away from home, and that was more than alright with me. We spent much…
November 2017 Happenings • Moanalua Valley Trail • Hiking to Manoa Falls November was a rather challenging month. We were still living out of a hotel, waiting somewhat impatiently to get through the escrow process, and dealing with PCS complications such as the car registration. On top of all of that Curtis had to be gone, leaving…