Tag: Travel

Swimming with the Dolphins, Snorkeling at the Captain Cook Monument Reef, Hawaii (2011)

October 16, 2011

📍: Kona Wild Dolphin, Sea Cave & Captain Cook Reef Snorkel Adventure Explore the waters off the Big Island on this exciting tour. Get your adrenaline pumping as you cruise out and along the coastline on a speedboat. Look for caves, cliffs, whales, dolphins and other marine life along the way. Afterwards, jump into the … More Swimming with the Dolphins, Snorkeling at the Captain Cook Monument Reef, Hawaii (2011)

Sunset on the Big Island, Island of Hawaii (2011)

October 14, 2011

We’re not sure why so shaky with the video recording but we have since learned Jennifer has chronic lead poisoning. This explains a lot of health issues we couldn’t explain back in 2011. Lead poisoning negatively impacts your central nervous system, brain and digestion the most. It also explains why Jennifer couldn’t lose weight despite … More Sunset on the Big Island, Island of Hawaii (2011)

Thurston Lava Tube [Nahuku], Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, Island of Hawaii (2011)

October 13, 2011

📍: Nāhuku Lava Tube | Hawaii Volcanoes National Park📍: Day Hike- Nāhuku (Thurston Lava Tube) | Hawaii Volcanoes NP “Walk through a verdant rainforest and listen for the calls of native birds before entering a 500-year old lava tube where a river of 2000 degree fahrenheit (1093° celsius) lava once flowed. Its Hawaiian name, Nāhuku, … More Thurston Lava Tube [Nahuku], Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, Island of Hawaii (2011)

‘Akaka Falls State Park, Island of Hawaii (2011)

October 13, 2011

📍: ‘Akaka Falls State Park, Near Hilo, Island of Hawaii “Pleasant self-guided walk through lush tropical vegetation to scenic vista points overlooking the cascading Kahuna Falls and the free-falling ‘Akaka Falls, which plunges 442 feet into a stream-eroded gorge. The 0.4-mile loop footpath requires some physical exertion. (65.4 acres)” –Division of State Parks Videos of … More ‘Akaka Falls State Park, Island of Hawaii (2011)

Snorkeling at the Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park, Island of Hawaii (2011)

October 12, 2011

📍: Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park | Park Brochure Kealakekua Snorkeling Tours: Climb aboard the Fair Wind II for a scenic cruise along the shores south of Kona to historic Kealakekua Bay. Jump into the pristine tropical waters of Kealakekua Bay, considered the best snorkeling site in all of Hawai’i. –Fair Wind Big Island Ocean Guides … More Snorkeling at the Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park, Island of Hawaii (2011)

The History of Strathglass Park, Rumford, Maine (2007)

December 2, 2007

“The Strathglass Park neighborhood in Rumford Falls (listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974) was designed as one of the earliest and finest examples of mill worker housing in the country.” –Strathglass Park, Maine Preservation By Jennifer S. Norris In the late nineteenth century, Hugh J. Chisholm, entrepreneur and millionaire, climbed out … More The History of Strathglass Park, Rumford, Maine (2007)

“My Last Visit with Bill” by Peter Stowell (2001)

September 15, 2001

Not only was this week a sad one for the world with the worst attack on America’s soil in its history; it became somewhat sadder for me as my brother Bill gave his life to cancer earlier today. He had been ill for a couple years and struggled valiantly against the disease that relentlessly pursued … More “My Last Visit with Bill” by Peter Stowell (2001)

William R. Stowell Takes a Trip to St. Augustine, Florida to Visit Friends & the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument (1992)

December 1, 1992

I can’t wait to write about this Florida trip my Dad took to St. Augustine in 1992 but it won’t be as rich until I upload my own photos from Castillo de San Marcos National Monument. My father visited St. Augustine, Florida about six months after his son graduated from high school and I was … More William R. Stowell Takes a Trip to St. Augustine, Florida to Visit Friends & the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument (1992)