We are in Fiji….Bula!

We just arrived in Fiji on Saturday evening….Bula! After 2.5 months in Hawaii, we had to get back to reality…onward to Fiji! To all the great people we have known over the years in Hawaii & all the new faces we have met….a big Aloha to all of you! What can we say….but what a […]

Easter Weekend in Hawaii…Bunnies & Ponies

What’s Easter Like In Hawaii? What a great Easter weekend we enjoyed on the beautiful Island of Oahu, Hawaii.   After a great Friday dinner at Roy’s in Ko Olina, we enjoyed a Saturday morning Easter Egg hunt in our community. Until the Easter Egg hunt, we had no idea of how many kids really […]

Olympus Stylus Tough 8010 Review

Being that are Family is in the middle of 3 Year Trip around the World with our daughter who turns 3 this month, we require a camera that is waterproof and durable. This is is our 4th model of the Olympus Stylus so we are not newbies to this Series, though we are on the […]

Shopping for a Gun on the North Shore…again!

After breaking 3 Guns (surfboard term for a big wave board) in 30 days on the North Shore, it was time to pick up a used 7’10” board from Liam McNamara’s surfboard shop in Shark’s Cove on the North Shore. I was making a rush up to the North Shore just before sunset, since there […]

North Shore…Surf, BBQ’s and Polo Match

There is no place like the North Shore. If you have ever taken the drive to the North Shore of Oahu, be sure to take a picture of the ever so famous Haleiwa Sign. Once you do, you will notice this icon all over the world. In fact we were in Bali at a “warung” […]

Best Roadside Thai food…

For any of you that have never been to the North Shore of Oahu let me fill you in. The North Shore of Oahu is COUNTRY…in fact you will see more pick up trucks and cars with a green bumper sticker that reads: “Keep the Country, Country” than you will see “baby on board” stickers […]

3 Guns in 30 Days…keeping the Shapers happy on the North Shore!!!

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J2BLt1w6zg Another one bites the Dust!  This is becoming my motto here this past month on the North Shore as I have either snapped or buckled 3 Guns in the past 30 days.  The upside is that I am keeping the surfboard shapers happy here on the North Shore.

First Friday….of March in Chinatown – Honolulu

The First Friday of each month in Chinatown of Honolulu, Hawaii…goes off!  Since Rhonda was in Australia for the past week…Hanalei & my sister ventured into town for First Friday.  We thought that since it was in Chinatown…it would be a great family event.  It turns out that it is an incredible time for the […]