The long, hot climb

Climbing the steep road up out of Waipi'o Valley

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Sacred Valleys, Thermal Pools and an Island full of Coconuts

May 4th 2013
Flying from O'ahu to the Big Island of Hawai'i on a monday morning (29th April), I wasn't the slightest bit surprised to see the entire island buried under a blanket of clouds - except for the tops of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, both of which are over 4000 metres above sea level - as the town we were landing in, Hilo, is officially the wettest town in the whole of the United States! And t ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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