Author Archives: wildwahinepaddler

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 →

The last day I paddled was Sunday and it was really windy!  I did see one turtle in all those white caps though.  Today the morning was calm and beautiful.  I couldn’t wait to get out on my board!  The … Continue reading →

This morning started out much like the last morning I paddled, except instead of getting crazy windy, it stayed perfect!  I mean really perfect!  I enjoyed glassy conditions all the way down to the boat ramp, and when I got … Continue reading →

And it was!  Unfortunately about ten minutes into my morning paddle, it looked totally different.  The Kona winds picked up quickly and didn’t back off.  Paddling south, against the wind was difficult.  I decided to just keep on paddling south … Continue reading →

We have been having some interesting conditions lately.  The wind that usually comes up around noon, has been coming in as early as 8:15 a.m.!  This was the case on Monday.  Yesterday the conditions were very nice and glassy, and … Continue reading →

After the most perfect day for paddling on Saturday, Sunday morning was really windy!  When I arrived at the beach I wondered if I should go out since it was already windy.  After waiting fifteen minutes, I decided that as … Continue reading →

The past two days were really different.  Thursday I paddled in windy conditions, yesterday was windy early and overcast and then rained in the afternoon so I didn’t paddle.  Today, however, was perfect as you can see!  Scattered clouds, slight … Continue reading →