October 19, 2025 Welcome to Adventure Blog #113 It has been a very fun social week with company for a few nights and three dinners out with friends. Two of my grandson Rhodes’ friends, Taylor and Charlie, were on the other side of Maui for a wedding and came to visit me here in Hana.Continue reading “Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #113”
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Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog
September 14, 2025 Welcome to Blog #109 This blog is going to chronicle the last few weeks which have been a very unusual adventure. It has been a medical adventure and an adventure I hope not to repeat. Several weeks ago my afib kicked in and nothing I did would make it get under control.AfterContinue reading “Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog”
Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #108
August 10, 2025 Welcome to Adventure Blog #108 I missed last week as not much happened as I was preoccupied with going to Honolulu for a knee manipulation. The manipulation helps get rid of the surrounding scar tissue that forms on the knee from lack of movement. EAKS! Now the job is to keep itContinue reading “Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #108”
Vicky Durandʻs Adventure Blog
May 18, 2025 Welcome to Blog #102 It has been another mostly nice week here. I say mostly because getting to PT is a big hurtful challengeI keep doing my exercises and icing and am hoping each week gets better. This has been a huge drain on my energy. Actually things are getting a littleContinue reading “Vicky Durandʻs Adventure Blog”
Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #87
December 29, 2024 Welcome to Adventure Blog #87 This week has been a real adventure -the beginning of an event I have been dreaming of for twenty five years! Chase made the rest of the big clear with his Komatsu excavator. That Machine picks up giant tree trunks like they were match sticks and ripsContinue reading “Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #87”
Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #79
October 19, 2024 Welcome to Adventure Blog #79 It has been another good week for progress. Besides the outside stuff I have spent some time in the kitchen dehydrating bananas and experimenting with papaya and making breadfruit soup. I got a nine drawer Excalibur dehydrator. Because of being off grid I didn’t think it wouldContinue reading “Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #79”
Vicky Durand’S Adventure Blog #78
Blog #78 October 12, 2024 It has been a great week for action and moving forward. Can’t remember if I mentioned but my original builder (Chris T.) left a lot to be desired as far as communication, doing things right, and finishing a job. The big water tank was not placed low enough for theContinue reading “Vicky Durand’S Adventure Blog #78”
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 Blog #51
February 17, 2024 Welcome to blog #51 It has been a week for a lot of little things getting done. Mikey finished the generator shed so it will stay dry. Finally today I feel like this project has come a long long way from last year at this time. Was just scrolling through some picturesContinue reading “Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #51”
Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #50
WOW! Welcome to Blog #50 which hardly seems possible. FIFTY Blogs-Really!!! It has been a lot of fun and I hope not to burn you all out. It has been a grand adventure week here with a lot of forward movement. Many friends say Wave Woman was an adventure on the ocean, but you areContinue reading “Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #50”
Wave Woman: The Life and Struggles of a Surfing Pioneer by Vicky Durand 