August 23, 2026 Welcome to Adventure Blog #127 We survived Lola, but there was a lot of water coming down off the mountain. It flooded the back yard and just as the water was starting to come up on the patio the rain stopped. Hairy to say the least. Luckily the yard is shaped soContinue reading “Vicky Durandʻs Adventure Blog #127”
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Vicky Durandʻs Adventure Blog #123
Welcome to Adventure Blog #123 May 2, 2026 I have come to a turning point with these blogs and am wondering about continuing??? At this point after more than three years most all the really big building jobs are behind and I will be focusing on the gene bank, and farming. This past week JamesContinue reading “Vicky Durandʻs Adventure Blog #123”
Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #112
Welcome to BLOG #112 October 12, 20025 I missed last week’s blog as I had a stomach bug and was just missing the urge for words. During the last two weeks we continue work on restoring the old walls and it is getting to be a gorgeous sight looking up the hill and seeing themContinue reading “Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #112”
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 Durandʻa Adventure Blog #103
Welcome to Vicky Durandʻs Adventure Blog #103 June 15, 2025 Well, this has been a very unusual past few weeks-days I do not want to repeat. The long Memorial Day weekend was wonderful! We got two new varieties of Hawaiian coconuts planted along with 8 new trees. More hau clearing took place up on theContinue reading “Vicky Durandʻa Adventure Blog #103”
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 Durandʻs Adventure Blog #101
Welcome to Blog #101 May 11, 2025 I am a day late with this blog because most of yesterday was spent working with Heide to get my Koali Niu website up and running. I now have three domains-Koaliniu.farm, Koaliniu.org, and Koaliniu.com. Right now it is under Koaliniu.farm. At our next board meeting in a fewContinue reading “Vicky Durandʻs Adventure Blog #101”
Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #98
April 5, 2025 Welcome to Adventure Blog #98 Thanks for tuning in….This is going to be a very short one as I am getting ready to go to Oahu for a knee replacement and there is lots to do in preparation. I will tell you briefly it has been another good week and we areContinue reading “Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #98”
Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #97
March 29, 2025 Welcome to Adventure Blog #97 It has been a grand week! The big news is we finally got our IRS designation letter for Koali Niu as a non profit. We were holding our breath that it could take a long long time with Trump’s IRS cutbacks. But, we lucked out and weContinue reading “Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #97”
Wave Woman: The Life and Struggles of a Surfing Pioneer by Vicky Durand 