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

Thursday out and about

Same old same old, Wednesday afternoon I went paddling after work and Thursday morning I took the Butt out for a beachwalk.

Walking to my after work "office."

The route and numbers.

Thursday morning beachwalk with my best bud.

Bright colors always get my attention.

Old style Kapahulu house near my workplace.

New style Kapahulu house with nice color combo.

Anuenue Friday

Not much of a practice today due to the kona (South) wind and building South swell. Safer to stay inside and just loosen up and enjoy our time on the water. Regatta is fast approaching so I'm hoping we start practicing our sprint distances and turns the next couple weeks.

View of In-Between Kaiser's and Rockpiles from the club site.

The mileage and route for Friday.

Wednesday paddling

Today was hard getting motivated to go to practice. When I left work it was raining and windy, I didn't know if anyone was going to show so I was a little apprehensive driving to the beach. What got me going was driving along the Ala Wai and seeing boats in the water and the crews not seeming to mind the weather. When I got to my practice site I saw my guys there and I felt ready to go, it was great too that we were able to fill two boats. We did 6 miles starting from the Magic Island buoy to the outside international buoy to Kewalo buoy and back to Magic Island non-stop. It was a hard paddle workout but felt good because my boat ran pretty good.

Hard to tell from the pic but it was worse than it looks here, the practice site when I first got there the rain had just passed and it was cold and windy.

Did sprints at Kaiser's before heading in shore.

End of practice comparison no rain, light wind, and it actually felt warmer.

Tonight's route.

First paddle 2016

First paddle of 2016 happened on Sunday morning with crews from Hui Lanakila, Kamehameha, and Waikiki Surf Club. There were a total of 5 boats in the water and we went to the Diamond Head bouy and back to the Kamehameha club site. We passed lots of spear divers along the way but it's an even numbered year so it's open season in Waikiki for fishing. Lots of fun can't wait for the next one.

I paddled with MapMyRun! Distance: 9.00mi, time: 02:03:33, pace: 13:44min/mi, speed: 4.37mi/h.

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.

Out and about Honolulu

There's nothing like paddling a 400 pound canoe and 800+ pounds of men into a wave no matter what size it is. That's always the best part of practice for me after paddling 6+ miles, the 10 second ride makes it all worth the hard work I've put in for the last hour. I always feel so connected to this place I call home when I'm playing in the ocean.

Surfing Pops with the OC-6

Good Friday went parasailing with the fam. I was so worried about getting seasick sitting on the boat that I thought I wasn't going to enjoy myself. I took the precaution of taking a motion sickness pill and I think it helped me. I had a great time on the water and the parasailing was awesome not scary at all, it was so very peaceful in the air and the scenery cannot be beat. I'm glad the wifey put this together.

Paddling with Anuenue

Messed around in the ocean with my canoe club for the first time in a month or so. While we were deciding what to do at Pops, paddle straight home or catch a wave before going home, one of our paddlers came by on his SUP. He caught a wave so we followed his lead. I'll post a video in my next entry meanwhile here are some stills from the video I shot.

Lunch break

I went on a bike ride during my lunch break.

I started behind the Waikiki-Kapahulu Public Library at the eastern end of the Ala Wai Canal.

I rode north on Kapahulu Avenue and then west on Date Street and found this bike path between Iolani School and the "big river" that flows into the canal.

I ended up at the intersection of Ala Wai Blvd. & the McCully Bridge. It was a ten minute ride each way at a very leisurely pace. I think the distance round trip is about 3 miles I have to figure it out for the next time.

Hey hey I ran today

Did a walk/run after work today and bonus it was not on a track changed it up by going on Ala Wai Blvd.  Ran a couple of two minute intervals, a minute thirty, maybe two sets of a minute forty five, and lots of walking. I can paddle the span of the Ala Wai I'm gonna work on running it too.

Heading west and snapped pic right before my first two minute interval.

Something different ran this span instead of paddling it.

Nahua St.