March 2019 | Snorkeling with Friends on Oahu Would you believe it if I told you that in my first year and a half of living here, I had never once fully immersed myself in the ocean or gone snorkeling? It’s true — Curtis and I are mountain people and not beach people, and we…
March 2019 | Hiking with Friends on Oahu This month, we had the pleasure of hosting some of our best friends from Arizona, Mitchell and Alex! It had been far too long since we had seen them, and this time catching up with them was exactly what we needed. Throughout our time exploring the island…
Driving up the Leeward Coast | Hiking to Ka’ena Point | Lower Makua Cave On this particular weekend, Curtis had only half a day off, and that day happened to be rainy all over the island. It would have been easy to just forego our weekend adventure and enjoy a lazy day at home — but…
Hiking to Kaena Point • February 20, 2018 President’s Day weekend was filled with rain, rain, and more rain. The storms caused flash flooding island wide, and we gladly accepted these days as lazy days. Thankfully, Curtis’ command gave them Tuesday off as well for “good behavior,” so we used this sunny day as our chance to…
Hiking Ka’ala, the Highest Peak on Oahu • October 21, 2017 As I’m getting to know my fellow officers, I’ve learned that several of them are as much into hiking as we are. I indicated our interest in doing a hike with them and they were quick to include us. On Friday, they informed us that that weekend’s…
Hiking to the Pu’u O Hulu Pillbox • October 14, 2017 At this point, we had been living on Oahu for 2.5 weeks (3.5 for Curtis) and had been staying in a hotel this entire time. We had found our home within the first 5 days of searching, but the escrow process in Hawaii is always…