it was a nice warm morning. son and wife are up. son is just about over his teething – fever, irritation, crying and fussiness. brother and mom are up as well. we are all in the kitchen (where we always hang out when at home) just talking story and nibbling on some leftovers from the new year’s day feast.
mom is reading the star advertiser and the front page features ‘largest swell of the new year’. with that, my brother and i looked at one another and said ‘let’s go!’ my wife didn’t really like how that whole event materialized from getting ready to pack up for our overnight stay at the Aulani Disney Resort to dropping everything and taking a trek to the Mecca of the Surfing World to see what might be some incredible waves. it wasn’t the fact that we wanted to go…but HOW i presented it…or in actuality, the lack of presenting it.
long story short, she wasn’t mad once we arrived at the hotel – another day event that deserves it’s own post.
on to our adventure…
heading up kamehameha highway toward hale’iwa.
hale’iwa sign means we’re very close, but the traffic is building…
such a peaceful scene…amidst all this traffic…
a harbinger of what’s to come…
“tottemo abunai da yo!” scream the nihonjin…
waimea’s treacherous shorebreak…
two surfers battle it out on the mountain!
the entire surfing world was here at waimea bay.
media, surfing fanatics and tourists? they’re all here…
proof…
