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Hello 2013
One week into 2013 already. Life has been keeping me busy, but in a good way. We took a two-week road trip in our new twenty-five year-old Westfalia Vanagon (Eddie) up the coast of California and into Oregon then back … Continue reading
Posted in Family
Tagged baby, camping, Christmas, Family, first birthday, holiday, paddle, Refugio, Row for the Cure, SUP, Vanagon, Westfalia, Westy
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Sailing in Ancient Canoes
Last week, I got to see the arrivial of Te Mana o Te Moana, The Spirit of The Sea, at Spanish Landing. These vaka (canoes) left New Zealand in April and have been sailing across the Pacific “to strengthen our … Continue reading
Isn’t she lovely?
She finally arrived! I’ve named her Poni (poni is purple in Hawaiian, plus now I can say I’m going to ride my Poni). I got a call from Uncle John (of Trueline Custom Surfboards) on Thursday night letting me know … Continue reading
Posted in Live Aloha
Tagged Mission Bay, paddle, Santa Clara Point, stand up paddling, SUP, Trueline Surfboards
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CatchSUP
This picture is from mid-December, the last time I saw my SUP. Shortly after this, Uncle John came down with pneumonia and had to take a break from, well, everything. He’s doing much better now and amongst the busy holidays … Continue reading
Posted in Live Aloha
Tagged De Anza Cove, Ikuna Koa, Mission Bay, OC-1, paddle, Refugio State Beach, South Shores, stand up paddling, SUP, Trueline Surfboards
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Around the Island
Clarke and I took today’s lunchbreak to SUP around the vacation island. 2.15 miles (give or take, there was lots of back and forth today). It was a nice sunny day, but the wind had kicked by lunchtime. Before we … Continue reading
WasSUP!?
I’ve discovered a new passion…stand up paddling (SUP). My first attempt was about a year and a half ago. Clarke and I were at Ikuna Koa’s Menehune Camp and everyone was taking turns on the SUP boards. It was so … Continue reading
Posted in Live Aloha
Tagged Aloha Designs, Bob's Mission Surf, Ikuna Koa, Kialoa, Mission Bay, paddle, stand up paddling, SUP, SUPatx, surf, Trueline Surfboards
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On the Road to Recovery
I am two weeks post-surgery and doing well. I’ve been back at work and hula all week and am not much worse for wear. The surgery went well and now that it’s over I can truthfully say that I psyched … Continue reading
Posted in just stuff
Tagged endocrinologist, hyperplastic thyroid nodule with fibrosis and cystic degeneration, Live Aloha, Ocean Beach, Ocean Beach Pier, paddle, Paddle for Clean Water, parathyroid, pier, recovery, scar, surf, Surfrider, surgery, Synthroid, thyroid, Thyroid Stimulating Horomone, TSH, vitamin E
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Work, Winter, Baseball
Let’s see. So much chaos in the past few weeks. Chris put in his two-weeks notice the end of last month so Tina and I were subjected to an intensive two-week course on Chris’ job (Bioacoustic Technician. We’re not taking … Continue reading
Posted in My Life as a Biologist, Soapbox
Tagged baseball, bioacoustics, interviews, paddle, Paddle for Clean Water, rain, surf, Surfrider
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Paddle the Pier
8:30 am on Sunday, September 12 marks the time and date of a really really cool event…The Surfrider Annual Paddle Around the Pier. In addition to getting together for this fun time (even if you don’t intend to do the … Continue reading
Posted in Soapbox
Tagged ocean, Ocean Beach, paddle, Paddle for Clean Water, pier, surf, Surfrider
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