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Adventures in "Fun"employment
A chronicle of my sabbatical from corporate America
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Under the sea...
On our last full day in Maui, we finally saw sea turtles while snorkeling at Chang's beach! They are so graceful and beautiful! #HawaiiMaui
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Road to Hana...
We planned to make this must-do drive on Friday but postponed it because of the weather and ended up having a perfect day to put the top...
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Sunrise...
For my 40th birthday, I celebrated the dawn of a new decade watching the sunrise over Haleakala, followed by a 22.2 mile bike ride down...
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Surfing goats...
We had a change of plans today when we started the Road to Hana drive in the pouring rain, so we postponed that and ended up at the...
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Hula girls...
We had some of the best seats in the house for the Old Lahaina Luau, and the colorful show made sitting on the ground in the Traditional...
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Lava flow...
We hadn't had our fill of lava sightings during our stay at Volcanoes National Park, so we got an early start to hike the 11-mile...
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Up in the air...
The highlight of our time on the Big Island was the helicopter flight over Pu'u' O'o, a volcano in Volcanoes National Park that has been...
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Like sands through the hourglass...
The Big Island has not only white sand, but green sand and black sand as well! Both the green and black sand are formed by minerals in...
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A day with the fish...
There are so many incredible spots to snorkel near Kailua-Kona. The reef at Kahalu'u Beach Park was so easy to reach; the 4-mile hike to...
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A day at the beach...
We began our first full day in the Kailua-Kona area visiting the white sand beach at Ku'a Bay, but the real treat was secluded Makalawena...
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