The Arleth Adventures

Miss Dirona is ready to party hardy the best way she knows how - chasing her very favorite ball!   A new year is upon us! I can't b...

Waipi'o Valley in the rain The northeast coast of the Big Island is the windward side and with the tradewinds slamming into the tall...

Eruption in Halema'uma'u crater inside Kilauea We went to see the active volcano on our 3rd day.  Kilauea is the most recent and...

1801 Lava Flow from Mauna Loa - N Kona We headed for the southern most point in the US.  We found a restaurant in Kailua-Kona for breakf...

This trip has nothing to do with my van but it was fun. In late October, my brother-in-law called to ask if I would like to go to a tropical...

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.  Boy does that turkey look like a dinosaur!  This year, I'm thankful I stayed home alone with the critter...

Here she comes!  Hurricane Sandy is turning northwest into the mid Atlantic area with unusual force for this area.  This is a very rare me...