Another beautiful day in Hawaii.  A perfect day for starting off this girls new year.  Happy Birthday girl!  

After surfing at Bowls, we paddled over to Rockpiles.  There were 7 locals out so we just caught a wave and went it.  We already caught our fair share at Bowls.  These days at Rockpiles are for the Uncles.  

Drove through Waikiki and watched the tourists at Canoes.  Crazy!

Round 2 at Diamond Head.  Slight onshore but really fun waves.  

While we were diving 20 miles off Oahu, I saw a boat in the distance that looked very familiar.  It was Benji and the boys.  So happy they caught fish too!

Round 3 we drove up into the mountains.  Turned off the A/C, rolled down the windows, and enjoyed the freshest air in the world.  The ginger was in full bloom so it was sweetness on every breath.  

I think this is called White Butterfly Ginger and it has a strong sweet fragrance.  So sweet!

On the very top of the mountain on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.  The air quality doesn’t get any better than this.

Yesterday once more:  A start to a successful spearfishing day!

Good morning 4am.
Ala Moana waist high and good.
Diamond Head chest high and bumpy.
Trade winds at 20mph.
Sunny and warm.
Going to the sea.
Have a wonderful day!

I was surprised to see a Portuguese man o’ war in the water at Bowls today.  If you haven’t getting stung by this before, you are lucky.  They also call it the “bluebottle.”

It has this long blue tentacle that can wrap around your body.  I’ve had this wrap around my snorkel before and had the biggest lips of my life for days.  After the initial painful sting, it will start to itch and you can’t stop scratching it.  It’s torture.

The waves were surprisingly good this morning.   After seeing Bowls totally flat yesterday, I wasn’t expecting this.  And everybody else was expecting it flat so maybe that’s why hardly anybody was out?  Lucky us.

Style is everything.  Looking smooth and stylish.

This girl just asked me “how can I get better?”  I told her “you are better so just continue to make everything muscle memory.”

A lot calmer so looking a lot cooler.  Once this muscle memory sets in, it’s time to take it to the next level.

We had a great time this morning and the photos show how fun the waves were.

Straight from surfing Bowls, I went to meet my dive buddies and we dove all day long.  Drove the boat 22 miles (35km) straight out to sea and dropped into the deepest blue ocean.  We saw fish, a monk seal, and lots of aggressive sharks.  It was a crazy day!

Didn’t eat lunch today and came home at 5:30pm.  91 degrees in my house and I thought I was going to faint.  The hottest and longest day of my life.  I hope I can wake up tomorrow morning.  Goodnight.