Monthly Archives: August 2011

Yesterday the conditions were perfect for paddling.  I enjoyed paddling down to the boat ramp where I ran into a paddling friend.  We paddled and chatted for a while and then we saw two big turtles!  The wind didn’t kick … Continue reading →

I could really use a dolphin encounter one of these days.  Just as I came in and tied my board on my car, I heard the lifeguard say, “yeah, it’s a dolphin right out by the white buoy”,  and I … Continue reading →

The morning stayed mostly overcast, which made it a lot cooler to paddle.  The wind was non-existent this morning which created perfect paddling conditions.  The silver, gray clouds were mostly everywhere, on top of Haleakala and the West Maui mountains. … Continue reading →

Well,  it looked like it would be a day without the wind kicking up, but by 11 a.m., it came in.  Fortunately for me, I was able to paddle in perfect conditions and even got my swim in before the … Continue reading →

The wind has been very interesting this summer.  Most days it has been coming up much earlier than usual, which creates some interesting paddling conditions.  Today it started getting windy just as I went out paddling, so I paddled north, … Continue reading →

What a gorgeous morning here on Maui!  The conditions were perfect with sunny skies, some scattered white and silver clouds atop Haleakala, calm water and a  light breeze….just the way I like it.  I paddled down to the boat ramp … Continue reading →

Yesterday was a travel day and today it was a beautiful morning at my beach.  Calm conditions,  just perfect for paddling!  I was just so glad to be back out on my board that I wasn’t even looking for turtles … Continue reading →

We spent the day at a beach on the North Shore of Oahu, where the turtles come right up on the reef to eat sea weed!  Just where we were, I counted sixteen turtles!  You can even scoop up the … Continue reading →

So we have been on Oahu since Friday and I haven’t paddled once!  The first day we went to the North Shore I was looking so forward to swimming in Waimea Bay (one of my most favorite places in the … Continue reading →

We’ve had some strange conditions lately.  Perfect one day, windy the next.  Lately we don’t know for sure what conditions we will have for paddling.  Today was a windy one and it was a challenge paddling down to the boat … Continue reading →