Last night we camped at Kumu Campground at Anahola Bay, one of the very few private campgrounds on the island. Kumu is run by the Anahola Hawaiian Homestead Association. It is one of thirty homestead associations controlled by native Hawaiians… Continue reading

So here’s the deal with camping on Kauai. You have three options: 1) Private campground but only one is currently open-Kumu campground. 2) State Parks, two to chose from but both require permits and we should have applied before we… Continue reading

At breakfast we had an intriguing conversation with five year old Rowan (from Whitehorse) which went something like this: Rowan: ‘Did you know that when walking your feet hit the ground but don’t really touch the ground?’ Us: ‘You mean… Continue reading

Two years ago a group of us went on a Trudy adventure to Oahu where Trudy was attending the biannual Pacific Seabird Conference. The conference hotel was $400 a night but Trudy found a campsite nearby that only charged $9/person/night.… Continue reading

We have just lived with over a week of snow and below freezing temperatures. Time to head for the sun. Cathy kindly dropped us for the PIsle ferry and we were feeling pretty pleased with ourselves for being 8 mins… Continue reading

The day started with meeting Roland, a local who invited us to share a pomelo with us or perhaps more accurately to show us how to crack it open to eat it. It is like a giant grapefruit but sweeter.… Continue reading

Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton Continue reading