Twenty years ago on Valentine’s Day, Willie proposed to me.  Although he is still my one and only true love, there is a new love in my life.  It is 7ft 1 in. tall and 21.5 inches wide and blonde.

This board was made by a local shaper named Mark, who lives here in Hanalei. His company is called Papa Sau.  Willie met him in the beach parking lot in Kapaa.  He had a truck full of boards.  After a short conversation and a couple of phone calls, I got my hands on this board.  It was love at first ride.  It is everything I have wanted in a board.  I hope we share many good years together.  Although Willie is a bit jealous of our relationship, he put his feelings aside, decorated it with flowers and presented it to me on Valentine’s Day.  I am a very lucky lady!

Sunrise

Sunset

This Ain’t no Water World (click on text to view)

I was out for a morning run on sunset beach when the sun finally came out. It was the first day the ocean and sky went from 50 shades of grey to 50 shades of blue. I called the kids at the house and told them to run down to the beach with their bathing suits and camera. The waves were huge and so beautiful. Normally, it is ill advised to swim when the waves are that big, but this little area had no rip. The kids have been swimming in big waves since they were very little and know how to avoid being pummeled. We all jumped in and got tossed around for the next hour. Image the wave pool at Water World with overhead waves. We fell to the shore with sand in our ears and smiles on our faces.Fifty shades of blue.