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 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 Durand’s Adventure Blog #99
April 26, 2025 Welcome to Adventure Blog #99 The last two weeks have been an adventure in pain and recovery from a knee replacement. Thanks to all my special care angels life is looking brighter and I can barely wait to get back in the old routine of gardening, swimming and just plain old living. AfterContinue reading “Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #99”
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 Blow #95
March 15, 2025 Welcome to Adventure Blog #95 Last week I got busy working with a garden helper and had to skip the blog. It has been a catching up time for the last two weeks-a lot of little things to make things here more attractive and organized. I also wrote a story for the HanaContinue reading “Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blow #95”
Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #93
February 22, 2025 Welcome to Blog #93 Last week’s blog was skipped as I traveled to Oahu for the 48th annual Buffalo Big Board annual surfing meet held last Saturday. My friend Jericho the first women’s professional surfer flew in from Long Beach and we spent two reminiscent days at the Moana Hotel. In theContinue reading “Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #93”
Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #91
BLOG #91 February 1, 2025 Welcome to Adventure Blog #91 and what a week this has been! The main adventure this week was weathering the storm. The storm came through here on Thursday like a near hurricane blowing everything in it’s path. I felt so bad for the cats as they scampered for cover wonderingContinue reading “Vicky Durand’s Adventure Blog #91”
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”
Wave Woman: The Life and Struggles of a Surfing Pioneer by Vicky Durand 