for the past 10 days, Diamond Head has been absolutely packed in the early mornings!  BUT, yesterday i woke up at 4am and there was heavy rain, lightning, and loud thunder.  i wanted to exercise anyway and was surprised how empty it was!  gosh, i wish it rained every morning!  it was the least crowded day every since this coronavirus started.  i scored!   back to the lost dog.  i came home and seen this dog running down my street without a leash.  then i seen a Japanese girl walk by 2 minutes later.  i assumed it was her dog. then she passed me and a minute later, i seen the dog running straight for me.  i froze!  she came up after and i asked her if it was her dog.  she said no.  i yelled for my brother, he ran out and after he saw the dog, the got scared too.  haha.  so he threw the girl the leash.  i told my brother to grab the leash and bring the dog home.  he said “you do it.”  i said no way.  so the girl came to my house and tied the dog to the pole.  she must have thought my brother and i were idiots.  haha…i turned on the water and he was super thirsty.  of course i stayed 6′ away.  social distancing!  haha.  small dogs scare me, but big dogs freak me out.  i’d rather paddle into a 40′ wave than walk a scary dog like this.  look at Beachwalk!  totally empty and totally closed.  i couldn’t believe it…people ask me my opinion about the coronavirus.  so far we have 517 cases, and 9 deaths.  our government is doing a good job and i think things will get better soon.  hopefully by June, Hawaii should be back to normal.  but until then, exercise, wear a mask, social distance, and always look forward…

Sunflower from my Garden of Eden…

Good morning 5am.

North shore 2-4′ and getting to 8-10′ later today.  Good!

Ala Moana waist high and clean.

Diamond Head chest high and bumpy.

Trade winds at 15mph.

Sunny and warm.  Rainbows coming back.

Going to exercise.

Have a wonderful day!

went for a sunset bike ride around town.  stopped by Diamond Head and the waves looked fun!  an amazing sunset too…pretty cool to see heart all over the place.  this is a time we have to love each other.  so simple, yet so beautiful!  drove up the Ala Wai and you will never ever see it like this in your lifetime.  totally empty during traffic hour…and this is traffic hour in Waikiki.  it’s so weird riding down Kalakaua Street like this.  i’ve never ever seen it like this before…