Air it out in Hawaii

Hi All,

"The journey not the arrival matters." - T.S. Eliot

Hawaii is made up of 125 Volcanic Islands. The Hawaii we know best is made up of 8. It has a rich history of ocean exploration and discovery. Capt. James Cook back in the 1700's.

We just spent 2 days in Oahu. They people have the beach culture down ."Hang loose" They probably invented it and continue to update and shape it to the "times". We rented a car and headed to Oahu's North Shore and the famous triple crown of surfing: Banzai Pipeline, Sunset Beach, Wiemaiha . It all was cool. Surfers paradise. Great shops, coffee,bars,food and beaches. We found some of the best food is sold out of "food trucks" -you know the kind that open up to a counter on the side. All fresh fish, shrimp, chicken, beef. Loved it.\

We did push the day too long for the kids and everyone was very edgy and agitated. It just reminded us how many days we have all spent every minute together. No one should ask a parent to spend that all their time w/ their kids. Nor does any kid want to spend all their time w/ their parents.

It didn't help that I found out that my fishing Charter wasn't going due to 40 knot winds!! Argggghhhh. I made the best of it and found the Islands fish auction at 4:30 am. Met some cool people who helped me register (speaking English as a first language) finally. I then bid on and bought a Mahi - Mahi . I threw it in the rental and searched out a spot for a few Pacific FishAye works. I found my self nice and calm enjoying the quite creation. For the record they came out pretty well I think. We then spent the rest of the day at an international market and the beach in Waikiki. It was great.

We are now heading to the Big Island. Hopefully more of the same. We plan to rent boards and surf .... jingle bells , jingle bells .. Santa surfs here!!

See you all soon

Best jd

lat itude19.9' N

longitude - 157' W