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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”

Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #66

Welcome to Blog #66June 1, 202¢ Well, this is a very unusual start to this weekly blog which I usually do religiously on Sat. morning. But, today I felt compelled to go to book club with a great group of women that meet on the first Saturday of every month usually at a farm HanaContinue reading “Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #66”

Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #65

May 25, 2024 Welcome to Blog #65 Almost seems hard to believe there have been so many weeks-and the weeks are going faster and faster. It has been another good week with some progress-bit by bit things are coming together. This project is really teaching me the value of patience. And, without a lot ofContinue reading “Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #65”

Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #64

May 18,2024 Welcome to Blog #64 It has been another great week finishing projects and organizing building materials so they are not everywhere. Feels like I am still living in a construction zone, We but this should end in July. We survived the flood alerts with wind, some overcast and not to much rain hereContinue reading “Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #64”

Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blo #62

May 11, 2024 Welcome to BLOG #62 We survived all the flood watches, but with lots of rain and mud this week. Last night there was beautiful lightening out over the ocean. Today is the most beautiful sunny day ever. I am having trouble with my computer so am going to just hit some ofContinue reading “Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blo #62”

Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #61

May 4, 2024 Welcome to BLOG #61 It has been a quiet week here, one with a lot of clouds and rain to fill the water tanks and water the newly planted coconuts and taro. They all seem quite happy and it is such a joy to look out at the hill and see theContinue reading “Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #61”

Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #60

April 27, 2024Welcome to Blog #60 Thanks for tuning in and I want to tell you it has been an AMAZING two weeks of progress here! It is actually hard to know where to start. Maybe with one of the most important…..Last Saturday the first coconuts were planted on the hill-the beginning for the firstContinue reading “Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #60”

Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #59

Welcome to Blog #59April 13, 2024 It has been a week with some driving to the locals call the “other side”. The truck has been very dependable, but just discovered it needed some work and well deserved after all the years of dependable service. And, my biggest nightmare would be getting stuck on the HanaContinue reading “Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #59”