Lazarow World-Hike-About: 8.20 Conclusion: The Island of Hawaii

LAZAROW WORLD HIKE-ABOUT

New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Crossing: Ngauruhoe Volcano ("Mt. Doom"), a perfect sunrise.

'LAZAROW WORLD HIKE-ABOUT: WHAT IN THE WORLD IS HIKE-ABOUT?'

Hike-about is an adventure that commenced June 2010. After storing our household movables, ridding ourselves of a house but retaining our 'home' together, we set off with the purpose of hiking in different parts of the world, not forgetting the home country, the USA.

Our primary focus is hiking to mountain peaks but any challenging hike will do just fine. Extended stays enable us to enjoy and experience living in various places amongst differing cultures. Hike-about has evolved into a way of life. It's also a process of discovery, both the world and ourselves.

We work and live 'on the road' but return to the city in which our grandchildren reside, every couple of months. This provides us the wonderful opportunity to be with them as well as a child or two, even three and of course, friends.

By the end of 2023, the blog contained over 1,560 hikes (less than that actually undertaken), each a set of pictures with stories and anecdotes from the trails. An index to the right allows the viewer to identify earlier experiences.

Finally, we are often asked about the journey's end. Our reply, as accurate as we can state, is: "When we are either forced to cease through health issues or the enjoyment level no longer reaches our aspirations, we will hang up the boots."

"A Life Experience As No Other: Dare to Seize the Day Together", published by Fulton Books, depicts our life on the road and mountains until the beginning of 2017. It has developed 'exponentially' since then.

Jenni and Jeffrey Lazarow

Whereas we continue to update the blog regularly, we circulate email notifications infrequently.

Monday, April 2, 2012

8.20 Conclusion: The Island of Hawaii

Modern jet travel is amazing. We completed this missive prior to leaving Kailua: Our plane departed two hours late, we missed the connection, lost our luggage and still arrived in San Diego before the email that references this blog.

So long to Hawaii—included are a few highlights of this leg of Hike-about (Click on a photo to get a larger size)

We have a dilemma as we prepare to return to the mainland. Considering the term ‘mainland’, we think it might just be a little belittling of Hawaiians. Are they ancillary to the mainland? Where does the State of Maine fit into this? Did they really have to append that ‘e'? We’re not even thinking of creating a feud…yet. Anyway, that’s not the dilemma for today. However, it’s something to look forward to in the future.

Today’s issue is about a collection. No, not money, not yet anyway. Should gold continue to fall and interest rates remain non-existent then we may have to pass around the hat. Our collection is for an hour, about 60 minutes.

When we left the ‘mainland’, we gained two hours in time. Then a couple of weeks ago, mainlanders moved the clock forward an hour. Thus, when we return, we are going to lose three hours, against the two we gained previously, leaving us with a deficit of an hour. We will be out of balance. What can we do about this missing hour? That’s where the idea of collecting sixty minutes arises. Our editor suggested that we ask 60 friends. Should each contribute one minute, we’d be back on track. Nice idea, we replied but we thought it a bit optimistic, not the giving, but the number of friends. We can think of, perhaps, two. Asking them to contribute 30 minutes each may be stretching it. Please prove us wrong!

Thank you again to those who sent emails, some with most uplifting messages. We can think of a few that allowed us to soar to the heights of Mauna Loa, almost.

Cheers,

Jenni and Jeffrey