by toby | Oct 20, 2012 | Life
Hiking Haleakala Crater- day one of epic adventure. Trash out. Chickens and dogs fed. Backpacks, way too heavy, loaded into truck. Starbucks in hand (latte for me, Frappuchino for Mike.) Now, I sit on the sidewalk babysitting the backpacks while Mike parks the truck...
by toby | Oct 11, 2012 | Life
There's a peacock on your railing. Day Two (see Training for a Big Hike post) There's a peacock on the railing of the house next door as we walk by on our trianing hike Beady eyes Horrible screech like Ghost babies wailing in hell Looks like Thanksgiving might Come...
by toby | Oct 11, 2012 | Life
Training for a big hike: Day One. (See previous post for what the heck this is about.) Training for the Crater hike Through cane fields straight downhill there must be a bottom down here, somewhere! Two small dogs, one tall husband And a fear of fire. What is that...
by toby | Oct 10, 2012 | Life
Training for a big hike. Yes, that's what Mike and I are doing. Sort of. Haphazardly. But to back up, I must set the scene. We live on the side of a dormant volcano (always a situation to be considered with respect) with world-famous hikes through a national park in...
by toby | Sep 16, 2012 | Life
Aumakua is a Hawaii thing. Specifically, a Lanai and Molokai, and maybe someday, a Maui thing. I wrote Aumakua, a 45,000 word upper middle grade book, because I just had to. I finished writing it yesterday, and I’ve even blown my own speed record by finishing it in...