– Big Island, Hawaii – I would say that today was a day of history. That may sound strange, but the western coast of the Big Island is filled with what I would call cultural heritage sites, and most of what we did today revolved around places like that. We began our morning at 5am…

– Big Island, Hawaii – We did our only big hike of the trip today. We got out of bed at 5, gathered up all of the stuff we’d need for the hike and stuffed down our breakfast. Unfortunately, while we’d intended to leave by about 5:20, we didn’t actually leave our room until about…

– Wailea, Hawaii to Volcano, Hawaii – We didn’t take any pictures today until we arrived on the Big Island. Not a single one. I’m a little surprised, as we usually make at least a token effort, but today we just didn’t. We started our day at 5am, as usual, and had time for a…

– Maui, Hawaii – Man, I can’t believe it’s already day six. This trip is really flying by. Tomorrow we have to get back on an airplane and fly over to the Big Island. I have to say, it is the island I’ve been most excited about, and I’ve heard it has the most to…

– Maui, Hawaii – Today was a national park day. That’s pretty exciting. We’ve completed 51 of them now. Only 8 more to go, until they add a new one: 5 in Alaska, 1 in Hawaii, 1 in American Samoa, and 1 in the U.S. Virgin Islands. We will get that Hawaii one later this…

– Honolulu, Hawaii to Wailea, Hawaii – We’ve made it to our second island! I’m writing to you tonight from our hotel on Maui. We started our morning at 5am without a run and a swim, which made us a little sad. Instead, we showered and finished packing, then had the last of our breakfast…

– Oahu, Hawaii – Day three began much like day two. We woke up at 5am, brushed our teeth, got dressed, and walked out to the path behind our hotel for our morning run. It didn’t rain much today, unlike yesterday, and the wind was a little quieter, so our run ended up being a…

– Oahu, Hawaii – Jetlag is hard. Don’t get me wrong, we’ve had jet lag much worse than we are having here in Hawaii (Australia comes to mind), but it’s still very strange to hear your alarm go off in the morning and have absolutely no concept of where you are or what time it…

– Denton, Texas to Honolulu, Hawaii – Greetings from the Aloha State! I hear I’ve had lots of requests for blog posts from Hawaii, despite the fact that we’re missing our star, and I’m happy to comply. Ripley is back home with her grandma and grandpa in Gainesville, tormenting their dogs and sleeping on the…