The Big Island

After a day of surfing catching the sunset on the North Shore of Oahu. Off to the Big Island tomorrow.


Smoldering crater.


The cycle of life.


Coming at you from the center of a volcano crater.


Unbelievable environment.


Recent lava flow near the water.


Rainforest area north of Hilo. Beginning of the journey around the island to Kona.

Another waterfall.

Gorgeous sunset on the Kona side of the Big Island. Almost there.
Our place in Kona. Not bad. Thank goodness for the Hawaii Kama Aina hookup.

Bryan surfaces after dive 1. Apparently he can stay under more than old Johnny breathes a lot.

The amazing scene after dive one while we waited for the Manta Ray dive. Gorgeous.

Not my pic but this is just a hint at wait we experienced. What an incredible experience. 10 gigantic Manta Rays swarming around you at 40 feet.

Squeezing it all in. Bryan and I drove for an hour and ran 4 miles in order to take a quick 2 minutes splash and dig our toes into this green sand. Was actually worth it. Look at this place. Still made to the airport in time for our flight to Oahu.


Couple of Big Island guys throwin' up the shaka at the Green Beach.

Hawaii Last Couple of days

Kauai proved to be a much easier location for my bodyboarding career. Mokapu on Oahu, beat me down. A whole lot of paddling and diving for very few rides! Cocks roaming free on Kauai and some of what Oahu has to offer. Purposefully not documented here was the most romantic and totally hilarious set of Mai Tai's and Mojito's Bryan and I shared at the Beach House. Spectacular views and outstanding people watching. What is wrong with us??


Shipwreck Break in PoiPu proved to be a pretty good break.


Bryan and I blend right in with the gnarly pack of locals.


This is essentially what Bryan and I looked like carving the head high waves.


Spouting Horn blow hole near PoiPu.


Break at Mokapu. I assure you it was a lot tougher than it looks. I got really good at getting taken to pound town by a ton of ways.


Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor.


God Bless America.


Remnants of the ship.


Another radical day winding down in Waikiki.


Board racks at Waikiki.

North Shore, Hilo and Kona coming soon.

Hawaii Adventure 1 - Kauai

The day after arriving at BMacs we jetted over to Kawaii to hike the Kalalau Trail along the Napali Coast. 11 miles of climbing in and out of outrageous valleys. Insane time. Hiking the full 11 out in one 6 hour chunk definitely kicked my A*S!!

Here are some snaps.
Ready to embark, 50 lbs of gear to carry in. Here we go.
The trail looks a little ominous on the way in.
Bryan ready to go early on.
Packing in early on the trail.
Warnings about what to do with tidal water. This comes in handy during the Tsunami warning. Fortunately you had to watch really closely to notice it.
Short break on the way in. Gotta get to camp before dark.
Guava fruit.
Camp 1 in the Hanakoa Valley.
Hiked a couple miles back of trail to check out this giant waterfall.
The most refreshing swim EVER.
The trail cutting across a ridge.
Bryan takes a break next to one of the giant palms.
Look off in the distance. That beach is our destination.
Incredible.
Another stunning view.
The final leg in. We made it to the valley.
Another gorgeous stream to wash up and grab more drinking water.
Last break before the beach.
The beach we hiked all this way for.
Looking back at our campsite from the beach. The shower and running water supplied from above.
Camp Kalalau. Thanks for the hammock Kirbs!! Was an excellent bed under the stars!
Beautiful sunset on an isolated beach. For better or for worse it was with Mac.
One of several gorgeous streams. Filter water, wash up and cool down.
This is what is considered a trail. Notice the lack of places to walk. Nice little drop in to the ocean.
Absolutely crushed and in need of a little R&R after one of the many steep valley climbs.
Of course the dryest hottest day was saved for the long hike out.
We made it out. Sore feet, a little smellier and tired of peanut butter sandwiches.