• Mixed Emotions

    Today has been such a sad day.  It’s surreal that its been 10 whole years since September 11th.  I still remember so many events of that day vividly.  Maybe it’s because it’s the 10th year anniversary or maybe because I’m no longer in DC and can finally step back and…

  • Geckos, Ultralights, and Sunburn

    What another fantastic weekend! On Friday, Chuck and I dropped the kids off for school then met our landlady/property manager at the pier for a swim.  We swam 1.2 miles round-trip over coral and fish and boy did that tucker us out! After the swim, Chuck and I grabbed lunch…

  • Queen Lili’uokalani Canoe Race

    Saturday was the start of the 40th annual Queen Lili’uokalani canoe races which is the world’s largest long distance outrigger canoe race.   People fly in from all over the world to compete in what I heard called the “Ironman of canoe racing”.  I think there were something like 150…

  • Flying an Ultralight

    For Chuck’s birthday, he went to the airport to ride in an ultralight (“trike”) which is basically a powered hang glider.  After some brief instruction he was flying 500-1000′ over Kona and even steering the trike.