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When I arrived at the beach, a north wind had kicked up, but  I decided to paddle anyway.  I paddled into the wind until I got to Cove Park,  and then made my turn south.  It was easy paddling with … Continue reading →

A nice end to the Labor Day weekend….. a beautiful sunset to share!  Enjoy!

This morning was just as nice as yesterday.  Calm ocean, sunny skies, a slight breeze blowing from the north …… just right!  The top of Haleakala was completely clear and the island of Lanai was fully visible too.  I encountered … Continue reading →

This past week was weird.  All week we had a south swell, windy conditions, shore break, some stormy skies and even some rain yesterday!  I checked the beach cam this morning and finally it looked like a good day to … Continue reading →

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 →