Posts by Ryan Vaught
A Birthday and Kalalau Packing & Preparations
Aloha again! Well time sure flies! I can’t believe we’ve been here over a month now! I don’t know how ‘productive’ I’ve been but it sure has been a great month full of adventures, relaxing and reflecting. Exploring Limahuli Gardens Knowing that the weather is so variable, you really have to roll with the punches and flexibility…
Read MoreA Pig Hunter and Fireworks
4th of July Island Style Well, go figure that they sell fireworks at the grocery store here! Haha! We can’t even buy them in Chico and they are illegal to set off in Butte county. Yet, on such a lush island where there are SOOOO many things that can catch on fire, of course they…
Read MoreYoga, Hiking & More
Last monday was our 7 year anniversary. Wowie, how time flies when you’re having fun! It was fun to look back at our wedding pictures and see how young we looked. We were kids! But we still are, and I hope we will be for a while to come. 🙂 Anniversary Day We had a…
Read MorePlanes Gone Awry
As we awoke to the obnoxious rooster alarm that we had set the night before, we had no idea what a ‘cock-o-doodle-doo’ day we had ahead of us. Two hours later after a long BART ride and plenty of culture along the 18 stops that lead through Lafayette to Oakland to the heart of San…
Read MoreReflections on Simplicity
Part of the reason and motivation for our trip is to take a look at our lives from the outside. Some call it a sabbatical, or retreat, but I think it’s more like a personal evaluation. Outside of our normal routines and grind, there is more mind space to think about life. I just finished reading a…
Read MoreMud, Food and Island Life
Ummm….are we really in the United States? At first I was really caught off guard by all of the differences between the Island and the mainland. Now, I think we have both, oddly enough, gotten used to it. Although we have been here before it’s easy to forget how different the lifestyle and the rules…
Read MoreBoard Flopping
We invented a new sport: Board Flopping (know to others as Paddle Boarding) One thing I have really wanted to try for a while is paddle boarding. When I mean I have wanted to try it for a while, I mean for like over a year. When we were in Kauai for our 5 year…
Read MoreGoodbye Old Redd…Hello Terra
So last week as we were heading down the dirt driveway to catch another amazing sunset Old Redd seemed clunkier than usual. As I mentioned this to Ryan he assured me that it was just the usual clinking and clanking. Then he realized it was a little louder when we pulled out onto the paved road and…
Read MoreMy 28th Birthday!
It’s silly but it’s true- I already forget how old I am- haha! Oh well, most people that don’t know me think I’m around 21 usually (I think I will appreciate that more once I am 30). So I had to make sure, and yes, this was my 28th birthday. I think this was my…
Read MoreA Sampling of Culture
It’s amazing how fast the days can pass by when you are doing a whole lot of relaxing! We have been having a really nice, mostly low key time (with a couple unthought of twists!). Crab Wars! I think my new favorite activity is reading a book on the beach, soaking in the rays and…
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