Author Archives: wildwahinepaddler

The day started out so perfect!  That lasted about an hour ….. then the wind kicked up creating choppy conditions.   It was just a swim for me today!  It was a great swim too and I enjoyed the 80 … Continue reading →

What a weird weather day!  It started out calmer than yesterday …. but then the wind started blowing on and off.   It was looking rather stormy but I went out on my board anyway.   The water was actually … Continue reading →

After a stormy-like day yesterday as Hurricane Fernanda passed by us….. it was nice to get a sunny day for today.  I paddled in good conditions down to the boat ramp.  My first turtle surfaced as I was paddling past … Continue reading →

Move along quickly Fernanda!

Wow!  What a great day!  The wind cooperated and I paddled in nice conditions down to the boat ramp.  Once there….. the turtles started to pop up all around me!  At one point I sat there surrounded by six turtles … Continue reading →

I got down to the beach early enough to see the sun come up over Haleakala today!  Although the ocean was calm and glassy at 6:30 a.m…… by 8:30 a.m. the ocean was kicked up by the wind!  The wind … Continue reading →

It was a beautiful Summer day today….. but the wind was threatening again.    Today it was pushing from the south creating bumpy swells…… I decided to swim.  I immediately was met by a large female turtle and proceeded to … Continue reading →

Interesting colors eventhough the sun never fully made it out of the clouds….

It was a beautiful morning but the ocean wasn’t calm.  The wind wasn’t really blowing but lots of swells were rolling from the north.  I could only guess that the wind was really blowing farther out sending the waves to … Continue reading →

It was a beautiful morning!  The sun was peeking through some cloud cover on the mountain.  It was not windy yet…. although some variable wind did come up  later.  It seemed to be mostly pushing from the south …… with … Continue reading →