Weekend wrap up

This weekend was a busy one for me. Friday afternoon I went paddling after work and it was a hard one with only eight guys split between two boats and fighting an east wind back from Kewalos to the buoy at Ala Moana Bowls. The end of practice was the best because of the wave we caught at the inside section of Pops no matter how small the wave is it never gets old.

Saturday afternoon I attended my first comic book convention at the Hawaii Convention Center. I volunteered with the Friends of the Library (FLH) which allowed me admission, $40 for Saturday only, into the event. I promoted the library system's upcoming Summer Reading program and library card app while the FLH volunteer was handing out flyers for their upcoming book sale which benefits the library system. There were lots of cosplayers and I tried to get those with the best outfits to pose in front of my booth with a library card. I was also able to geek out a little and get some comics signed by Chris Claremont and Rick Hoberg and buy several trade paperbacks. It was a fun experience and I definitely want to attend another convention, I'm also sure I'll be volunteering at this summer's FLH booksale.

Sunday I went to Kamehameha Canoe Club's final potluck of the preseason. The club will start their regatta season next weekend and I'm thinking the potlucks on Sundays will slowly fade away because their regatta race days, Saturdays, are very tiring. I would have liked to stay with Kamehameha but the Saturday race schedule conflicts with my work. Anuenue's regatta season starts Sunday June 7th and while I'm looking forward to racing in the club's koa canoe I will miss the paddlers at Kamehameha.

Lots of photos from this weekend especially the convention.

Friday full moon over Diamond Head just after sunset.

Rick Hoberg

Chris Claremont looks like he's enjoying this story arc from Marvel Team-Up.

I got Chris Claremont to pose at the Friends of the Library booth!

Zatanna

Juggernaut

I know Deadpool is in the middle.

Boba Fett on the right.

The Shredder

The Punisher and the Kingpin

Wonder Woman and two Captains.

Domino

Queen Amidala on the left.

Cat Woman on the left.

Harley Quinn

Sunday's potluck

May weekend

Saturday was Free Comic Book Day and it was the library's third year of participation in the giveaway program. I ordered 150 comics this year, paid for by grant money from the Friends of the Library, and only 7 were left at the end of the day. This year 4 cosplayers volunteered their time and did a 2 hour appearance at Waikiki-Kapahulu.

Comics before and after the giveaway.

Photo ops were popular with all ages.

I went to the wifey's open house on Sunday it's located on the ridge above the valley we live in so I was curious to see the views from up there.

Here's a view into my valley from the wifey's open house my home could not be seen from the vantage point it is deeper in the valley going right.

Million dollar view from the ridge looking directly south at Diamond Head crater.

Looking south southwest at Waikiki skyline.

Memorial Day weekend paddle

New club, new destination, and I paddled on a Saturday which is very rare. This is the farthest distance I have gone one way, 7.45 miles, and to a place I haven't paddled to before. The 6 man crew took about an hour and a half with some breaks to get to Keehi Lagoon from the club site. The water was nice and the wind only got tough from the Keehi channel buoy till we landed on the beach it was a great experience.

My new club launches at the McCully Bridge into the Ala Wai.

Passing the fishing village on Mokauea Island.

Paddling through Keehi Lagoon small boat harbor.

Getting near the end passing moored ships/barges.

Waahila Ridge

This morning I went on a short hike with the wife and dog. The Waahila Ridge Trail is located at the top of St. Louis Heights and gives good views of the southeast and southwest sides of Oahu. We walked to the split in the trail which is about a mile and a half from the start, the trail that splits off to the left, Kolowalu, leads into Manoa Valley. The trail splitting to the right is the Waahila Ridge which goes to Mt.  Olympus and gives good views of the south, east, and west sides of Oahu. I'd like to do this trail another time without the dog. The portion we hiked today took us a little over two hours round trip but we were going at a slow pace because of muddy conditions on portions of the trail. I liked this hike  because it's not too hard and the views of the city are spectacular definitely one I'd like to do again.

View of Diamond Head and Palolo Valley in the bright morning sun.

View of Honolulu and Manoa Valley.

Weekend wrap up

Actually had stuff going on this past weekend. Friday afternoon paddle with the senior masters crew, nice hour-long workout and we got out of the water before the sunset. Halloween party at the house although the girl spent the day and night with her friends,  good for her I'm glad she spent time with kids from school. Sunday morning 5K run with the fam although we walked more than we ran. As if that wasn't enough exercise for the day I went to the Kalani track this afternoon and walked/ran a mile. I did a 1/2 lap run then a 1/2 lap walk four times around and I am feeling the burn in my legs tonight. My plan is to run three times a week and by the end of the year be able to run a mile without stopping. My ultimate goal is to be able to run 3 miles without stopping by the end of next February. Maybe I'm being conservative with my timetable but this will be a big test of my discipline and motivation. Start small finish strong.

Point Panic/Kewalos

Lunch hour.

the Avengers

 

Got my geek on today and saw the Avengers at Ward with the family.

Morrissey at Kakaako

Saw Morrissey last night at the Kakaako Waterfront Park. Nice setting for an outdoor concert and the crowd vibe was really mellow but then again the majority of concert goers were in their 40s and 50s. Still it was fun to hang out with my group of forty somethings. Morrissey had previously played in Honolulu at Aloha Tower in the late eighties and two of my wife's friends had attended that show over twenty five years ago. According to them that was a three song set because Morrissey was so drunk, stoned, out of it that he could not perform. Last night's show lasted over an hour and he also did a three song encore. He played a couple of songs I am familiar with and the rest were all new to me.

Jan - Feb - Mar

Makapuu

This one and the next three are at Alan Davis.

Birthday dinner for Kim at Gaku.

As seen from the freeway.

Sunny day

Yesterday was too nice to stay indoors.