Author Archives: wildwahinepaddler

When I got down to the beach, there were whales out in the water!  A mother and calf right in front of Kam I and two other whales farther north.  The two farther whales were spouting and the mother and … Continue reading →

Today almost a carbon copy of yesterday, except I didn’t get out into the water until 9:30 a.m.!  I guess I was suffering from birthday hangover and slept later than usual.  Last night we got some rain but today the … Continue reading →

It was just the day I ordered for my birthday!!!!  Calm ocean and not too windy,  just enough to keep me cool.  The top of Haleakala was adorned with fluffy white clouds but other than that, it was a sunny … Continue reading →

Today was almost a carbon copy of yesterday, except not quite as windy, but twice a choppy!  The chop must have been generated from strong winds farther out causing rolling swells too.  I decided to paddle down to the boat … Continue reading →

When I got up this morning and looked outside, it didn’t look windy at all.  By the time I got down to the beach, it was definitely windy!  Not only that, but the ocean was choppy and it was a … Continue reading →

I say “almost perfect” because the day was much like yesterday, except that the wind was threatening already!  The ocean surface was bumpy and I was being pushed by some rolling swells all the way down to the boat ramp. … Continue reading →

It has been so windy lately and the wind advisory was still in effect…..but it was just so beautiful down at the beach, that I had to go out paddling.  I could see the white caps way out on the … Continue reading →

It was  a windy day from the start,  but I wanted to go out paddling anyway.  I guess you could say that I knew what I was getting myself into……going out in the wind….so I cinched up the strap on my … Continue reading →

I got up early and took my car down to the beach because I knew the Whale Day Parade was going to close the street.  When I got down there, I was lucky to get the only parking spot left … Continue reading →

It was already getting windy when I arrived at the beach, but I was hoping that it might back off like it did yesterday.  No such luck!  I had the wind at my back paddling down to the boat ramp, … Continue reading →