Laie to Camp Pupukea

September 28, 2025
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Akira and Kenny joined me today to get thrashed thoroughly by the jungle, just a glutton for punishment. Thanks to Tessa for dropping us off at the trailhead which saved roughly 10 minutes of walking. Had to conserve our energy for the hike ahead of us. Passing through the grove of Norfolk Pine Trees that […]

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Walk around Oahu (Hauula to Kualoa)

September 21, 2025
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Google Maps said our perimeter hike today should only register around seven miles. Not only humans make mistakes. We all met up at the park steeped in history as it was associated with Hawaiian royalty, refuge and spiritual significance. That was a long bus ride! You sure this is only seven miles? Some suspicious minded […]

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Koko Crater Rim and Cave

September 20, 2025
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Shaking off the jet lag, I decided to do an easy stroll around the fringed vulva and look for another hole. Met up with Kenny, Marilyn, and Scott at the botanical garden to kick off our hike. We all scrambled up our own path to reach the top. Kenny and Marilyn continuing the theme of […]

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Chamonix and Geneva Holoholo

September 9, 2025
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Our group shrank by two as Deborah and Patrick separated and drove to Switzerland in search of waterfalls and K-drama locations. We checked out of the smelly hotel and moved into the cheery one down the block. Bienvenu! Time to paint the town red. Or some shade of subdued color. Group photo with the Olympics […]

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Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB) Final Day

September 8, 2025
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Our final day on the TMB as we neared the symbolic “finish line.” We ate our European breakfast, packed our last lunch tin and checked out of the most comfortable hotel on the trip. Took a short walk up the road to the bus stop. Getting off the bus that took us to another charming […]

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Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB) Day 5

September 7, 2025
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We woke up to our last day in the country famous for its chocolate and cheese, as we prepared for day five on the TMB. Consumed our standard European breakfast including boiling your own eggs, packed our lunch tins and checked out of our BnB (Bed and Bug). First world problems. The shuttle took us […]

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Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB) Day 4

September 6, 2025
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Woke up to our fourth day on the TMB, more than halfway done! The best part of the day was the Italian coffee for someone, for me it was the freshly squeezed orange juice. To each their own. Bone chilling group photo at the start of our trailhead after our shuttle dropped us off. Bone […]

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Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB) Day 3

September 5, 2025
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Woke up the next day to start our third day on the trail that was formalized in the early 19th century as a means so that the general public could explore and hike the surrounding areas of Mont Blanc. It was hard leaving the creature comforts of our second night lodging. The show must go […]

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Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB) Day 2

September 4, 2025
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Woke up the next day in our sleeping bag liners and found ourselves thankfully free of any bed bug infestations. Organized our bags, caught the pastel sunrise, packed our lunch tins and consumed our breakfast of cheese, meat and bread. Bright eyed and bushy tailed or something close to it. Leaving the campsite as we […]

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Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB) Day 1

September 3, 2025
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The day had finally arrived as we started on the CliffsNotes version of the TMB. We had eschewed hiking the entire 106 miles circuit that typically takes 8-11 days to complete. Instead we opted on a guided six-day hike that highlighted the “best” of the trail and left the more “mundane” sections out in left […]

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