Dolphins

Whale watching - saw some dolphins and some flying fish cruise about 300 yards, but no whales.

40 foot catamaran was a nice ride.

Check out the Cove if you haven't already: http://www.thecovemovie.com/  
about dolphin slaughter in Japan - funded by organizations like Sea World - using dolphins and other Cetaceans for entertainment.

David Rastovich - Surfer for Cetaceans/professional surfer: http://www.s4cglobal.org/

Artists for the Triple Crown '09...

There is some really nice work from the artists this year - almost makes me want to buy a t-shirt.

Mike Losness

Climb on

Been climbing every few days - amazing

Lots of stemming because it's all Basalt - breaking off in the jagged tooth like formations leaving lots of multi pitch climbs - inverts - and dihedrials.

There are a few places to go from the North Shore. That said I have only made it to one - Mokeleia which is beautiful. Parking on the road across for a deserted beach there is a 1/2 hour assent up this jungled/bouldered trail - a workout on it's own. The wall itself has about 25 pre-anchored and top roped (thanks to Mike from Climb Aloha) climbs that are all mapped out and rated.

I have found myself obsessed with the 5-10 to 5-11 c's because they are so dynamic. Sometimes pulling through, sometimes making it. I find that if I have to pull through the first few times that by the 3rd time I will get it from start to finish. That feels good, for now.

Love it enough that I get so sucked in being up there that 5 hours pass, it gets dark and I am forced to go home - thinking - I'll come tomorrow and crush that problem. Then I wake up the next day having envisioned massages to relive the self inflicted pain.
I'll climb the next day!

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Paint Your Stuff

Can't recall the last time I painted - and with spray paint none the less.

Painted my surfboard last night - abstractly.

I like it - despite being called a "dork."

As I see it - everyone looks the same in the water, and it sure is nice to be able to tell people apart out there - so a little paint does the trick, and why not make it looks nice.

Besides - I need to practice. Hone my skills.

North Shore

(above - the fam, the homegrown coconuts, the view from the front yard - glorious)

I find myself on the North Shore of Oahu - in the midst of the Triple Crown. Surf contest of the year - location of a lifetime.

Morning rock climbing

afternoon surf

and a little work here and there

Today - the waves were too big for me (anticipating 48 footers on Monday) So I went for a jog. Not a frequent jogger - i returned with blisters on my arches - yikes! I wouldn't recommend it.