Kaaawa to Laie - by Kayak!!!

That's right! On Saturday morning we set out to paddle our way through the eight miles of incredibly beautiful Windward coastline that span these two cities. It was incredible!

Smelling strongly of the distinctive coconut oil sported by the Coppertone kid, we set off on our adventure. We stoped at this incredible stretch of beach and resolved to build our dream house on the very spot.

Later we encountered several sea turtles - including this friendly fellow who swam right up and underneath our kayak.
We ate a picnic lunch on Hauula beach munching on carrot sticks, oranges, a very squished pear, cookies, and a fresh garden salad - enjoying V8 and aloha juices.

We finished our trek by paddling AROUND Laie point through solid overhead breakers - and were capsized only thrice! Then we pulled right up onto Temple beach, and sprawled out on the sand.

That evening we decided to head out to Kaena point for a beach bonfire with Brad, Kerri, baby Kaci, as well as Nate, Kim, and their kids Lili and Nate.


That made for some good times and good eats with the classic biscut wrapped hot dogs and grasshopper smores!

And then we slept - 'cause we were kinda tired.

Another Day at the Office

Jessica thought to snap a shot of me hard at work out on our lanai this morning.

As you can see I've got my trusty surfboard at my side - just tempting and taunting me to go tackle those waves directly behind me.

But I managed to avoid the allure of surf, sea, and tropical breeze to get some work done, for at least a few hours - and then we went out to catch some killer waves. Its been so nice the last few days with the winds down - just down right glassy conditions.

New Artwork Portfolio!

Jessica's Portfolio

Rope Swing!

So Saturday we took a little detour on our way to retrieve Sister Katie from the Airport. Brad and Kerri found this supper cool hike right by the pali look-out. It led us through an amazing jungle and to this super sweet little waterfall with beautiful naturally terraced rocks. The most super sweet thing about it though was the rope swing that took you across the river… over the waterfall … and down a 15 foot plunge into a nice warm swimming hole (well that is nice and warm by January standards in most places). We loved it!

Crazy hubby was the first one to hop up and take the daring plunge! And boy was he in for a surprise when he got over the waterfalls edge and took a drop about 3 times longer than he was expecting! And what’s more is that it is only 10 minutes away from the airport, and only a 10 minute hike to this amazing little piece of paradise. We are continually amazed by the countless undiscovered beauties around us in this crazy beautiful place. We feel so blessed to be a part of it!