Whales -- Kiluea Trip

Here are some pictures of the Humpback Whales we saw while visiting Kilauea on March 11th.

Hopefully you can see them. Look for the white area and blow up the picture.
Enjoy!

Worth the Wait

Everyone on this flight has a story about how they missed their flight last night. I see familiar faces from the customer service line. The best part of it all, I'm in seat 3F ( leg room, leg room and more leg room). EMR, everything happens for a reason!

Overnight Delay

Silly, you need to click your heels 3 times. My flight got to Chicago 8 min before my connecting flight to Portland. I boogied from Concourse B to F with 4 min to spare. That elliptical work really came in handy. Although my plane was still grounded and the door was still open, they wouldn't let me board. Oh well, a night in Chicago. Bob do you have any recommendations?

Big Ups

Thanks to family, friends, blog viewers and acquaintances made along the way, all who made this trip possible--Big Ups!

One could say..."parting is such sweet sorrow" or "all good things must come to an end" but I say watch out for Big Wave Dave if you're gonna be surfing the break in Old Orchard Beach because I am gonna tear it up!

At the end of the day,

"There's no place like home."

Stairs

After surfing 4 hrs today, I ran the stairs of Adelaide in my slippahs with an infected big toe--Right on! There are 3 sections of the stairs. Top picture is the bottom of the stairs, then a little transition before the top portion. I felt the ole hamstrings. These stairs even have a facebook page.

Surfriders

Today I hit Surfriders Beach in Malibu. I was in that lineup. One guy dropped in on another guy's wave and they smacked right into each other. I was just bobbing in the water right next to them and I got out of there real quick. I didn't wanna get blamed (I had proper surf etiquette) and I didn't wanna be a "kook"--google it. So I went and got a lesson so I would be in that line up with a local (smart move).

So Justin (my instructor) took me out to the third point where I hit my first drop on a 4ft wave. I was stoked--still am. Then I even went after a 6ft on my own and I got tossed like a rag-doll, all good.

When I get home, Surfer Bill is gonna be upset 'cause I'm gonna snake all his waves!

Motherly Love

First Off, this is a picture of Ms. Fitts going to educate the 5th graders. Her last day before Spring Vacation. Yeah!

Aunt Doris would not let me go surfing without first going to the doctor's office. My toes and knees have been ripped up from the foam boards and Aunt Doris thought I had an infection. I visited Doctor Janice Miyakawa and told her, "I am going surfing for the next two days." She was a sweetheart and told me that was the "surfer attitude" and prescribed an antibiotic. She was so good I might have to move to Santa Monica. Thank you Dr. Janice.

With prescription in hand, I proceeded to Ventura where I surfed Mondos. Only caught 1 wave. Do you see a trend forming here? I only catch waves with instructors. Anyway, I went in the green, cold water by myself and caught a wave. I told the guy at the surf shop that my arms were spent from paddling and he said,"That's fine your paddling will be that much better for when you do catch waves". Now that's the surfer attitude.

This picture is out front of Mondos