Category Archives: women sharing stand up paddling adventures

No, this isn’t a photo of Maui……this is Cardiff by the Sea in San Diego and that’s my grand-daughter Leila trying out a stand up board!  Ah yes, one day she will be flying to Maui and paddling with her … Continue reading →

It was another really nice day on Maui today.  Not quite a spectacular as yesterday, but still very nice.  The ocean wasn’t glassy like yesterday either, which made me wonder if the wind was going to come up soon, but … Continue reading →

Well you couldn’t have ordered a more “perfect” day if you wanted to because today was spectacular!  To think I almost didn’t go down to the beach because I was running really late!!  That would have been a real shame … Continue reading →

It was already windy when I arrived at the beach this morning.  It wasn’t too bad, but I did paddle against the wind on my way down to the boat ramp.  I ran across my first turtle while passing Kam … Continue reading →

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 →