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The Team   
Avery B. Chumbley (ABC), has successfully climbed all the hills and plunged all the valleys in his native home of Illinois. Needing further challenges, he moved to the foot of Haleakala, where he one

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Day 1 - On to Maui    October 4, 2005
Kevin and Eric fly to Maui because in the International Trekking business, all successful expeditions begin in Maui. Keep reading and you'll soon find out why.

We gather at Base HQ in Waik

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Fire Dance    October 4, 2005
The night prior to departure we celebrated at the Waikapu river, It included beverages, bonfire and the customary fire dance.

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The Fig Newton    October 4, 2005
Okay, who remembers the Big Fig selling his Newtons? This was one of the best commercials and had us all singing and doing the dance. Probably drove my parents nuts with the constant refrain.

1D    October 4, 2005

1E    October 4, 2005

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The Nene Goose    October 5, 2005
Day 2 - We wake up in Waikapu with a Hawaiian Nene Goose greeting us. It sits on the roof of our house and quacks at Kevin and watches Avery as he does the last minute chores. The Nene is rare and i

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Departure Day    October 5, 2005
Kevin, Avery and Eric receive training from Jill on the use of the contact 3.0 software at the Maui Tropical Plantation. While we had challenges in the beginning of the trip, we think we have solved

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