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Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog

Welcome to Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #76 September 21,2024 It has been a while wind week away from Hana traveling across to the end of middle American and now on my way back. I am starting this while on a 3 hour  plane ride with my daughter Marcie from Charlotte N.C. to Denver. After goingContinue reading “Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog”

Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #75

Welcome to Blog #75 September 7, 2024 Thanks for tuning in. This will be a short one as not much brag-able progress this week other than organizing. Organizing and getting things in place is important and Jericho was a motivator.  Jericho stayed until Wednesday and we just played around catching up, going to the beachContinue reading “Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #75”

Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog

Adventure Blog #74 August 31, 2024 Welcome to Blog #74 and hard to believe that it is both the last holiday in summer and I have actually written 73 Blogs before this one. This has been a BIG exciting week!  After five months of paper gymnastics I am now compliant with both the state andContinue reading “Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog”

Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #73

August 24, 2014 Welcome to my adventure Blog #73 Today is the anniversary of Duke Kahanamoku’s birthday and this always brings to mind the time when he was the spokesman for Hawaii’s first International Surf team to travel to Lima Peru in 1957 when my mother was on the team and won. It has beenContinue reading “Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #73”

Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #71

Welcome to Adventure Blog #71 It is a gorgeous sunny day, we have been for a morning swim and I  am writing this from my front patio looking out to the sea-down the beautiful kaupo Coast. It has been a very busy, fun, and productive two weeks!  My trip to Oahu included a day stuffedContinue reading “Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #71”

Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #70

Welcome to Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #70  July 26, 2024 The last few weeks have been an adventure in patience and perserverence. A lot has happened and a lot has not happened. I think it started with my computer crashing several Saturdays ago. Without a computer I am really in trouble as I loose communicationContinue reading “Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #70”

Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #69

June 29,2024 Welcome to Blog #69 and thanks for running in. It is another blue sky gorgeous green day here in Hana and hard to believe we will soon be saying goodbye to June with the days slowly getting shorter. With our amazing reunion get-together and visitors June has passed so rapidly. I am stillContinue reading “Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #69”

Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #68

June 22,2024IWelcome To Blog #68.This has been a very exciting week with a visit from the world’s coconut authority Dr. Roland Bourdeix. Since they arrived we have been scouring Hana for rare Hawaiian varieties of coconuts. Besides various yards we have been to a coconut orchard and several large farms in Kipahulu-Wispering Winds and Ono,Continue reading “Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #68”

Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #67

June 15, 2024 Welcome to Adventure Blog #67 After a great 65th Punahou High School reunion weekend and a busy time on Oahu I am back home trying to get out of the past and moving back into the future. The reunion was great meeting old friends and some of whom I had not seenContinue reading “Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #67”