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Places We've Been

Edinburgh 2011

We went here to check out the Fringe.  We bought a new camera and it sucks so many of the pictures were too crappy to post.  Here’s what we able to make presentable. As we were walking around, we heard the Star Wars theme on bagpipes and HAD to find out where it was coming […]

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Isle of Skye

We went to the Isle of Skye with our brand-new incredibly crappy camera which doesn’t do the vibrancy of colors any justice.  This is probably one of the most beautiful places on earth. I stayed at my first bed and breakfast in Skye…and hopefully my last if this place was standard. Our room looked like

Fun in Denver!

Tough Mudder Beaver Creek Resort, Colorado June 25, 2011

Tough Mudder finally came! I’ve been dreading it/looking forward to it for six months now. Right after I signed up for Krav Maga in December 2010, Hatchet turned me on Tough Mudder a hard core endurance challenge that takes place all over the country and next year all over the world. I used my training

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Kailua Bay, Oahu, HI February 2011

Kailua is by far my favorite beach on Oahu. On our second and third trip to the beach we arrived early to set up camp under one of the many tamarisk trees that line the beach and shield the land from the heavy winds that blow through occasionally. The beach is protected from the bigger

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Koko Crater Trail, Oahu, HI Feb. 2011

This hike starts off pretty slow and easy. And the view of the volcano from the road makes it look easy too! But about halfway up the trail, everything changes to a nearly vertical climb straight up. I really wanted Chris to make this hike with us, but he had to fly out the night

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Hanauma Bay, Oahu, HI (finally!) February 2011

My second favorite beach in Oahu is Hanauma Bay. Famed for the snorkeling, we saw loads of colorful fish, but the coral was crap. Look out for the fish Chris called, “The 60’s Fish”. Named for its wild crazy colors. We loved Hanauma Bay so much we came out here twice. We saw our first

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