I see it’s been a very rainy and cold spring so far on the Mainland this year. Especially the East Coast. It isn’t very often the grounds crew at the U.S. Open figure so prominently in water removal! Just in case you’re getting tired of that weather here’s what it looks like in Waikiki this summer.
Posts have been scarce lately due in part to a work schedule putting a crimp on available time. Plus the recent winter here in Hawaii hasn’t presented a lot of photo ops. Yes we have winter here. Typically it tends to be more overcast with rainy periods and strong trades. On a recent day my hang gliding friends got in a flight for the first time in weeks. After landing at Waimanalo Beach we found a new flight companion joined us.
A combination of lingering winter weather here in Hawaii and the requirements of my job. Conspired to keep me from posting new pictures in almost month. Here’s a pic from Saturday when the paragliders were out in force. Alex didn’t want to take the time to launch from their usual location. Instead he spread his wing in the parking lot, brought it up and started walking. Don’t try this at home!
In a post last December I have a picture of a participant in the Honolulu Marathon from a recent year. He’s wearing a goose tutu. Look for yourself if you don’t believe me.
It never occurred to me I’d see the same outfit again. I was wrong.
Maybe they are part of a not so secret society.
The weather recently in Hawaii has included very strong trades. Making for ideal opportunities for windsurfing. By windsurfing I mean Kiteboarding and Sailboarding. Which you do depends on if you want to keep your feet firmly planted on the water. On Oahu, you can go to Mokuleia on the North Shore or Kailua Beach on the Windward side.
Took a final stroll through the Honolulu Hale Christmas display on New Years Eve
I mentioned in my last post the Japanese are great participators. This year I saw several couples dressed as wedding couples. I guess if you can finish a marathon together you can stick together thru just about anything. Plus it’s one long trash your wedding dress opportunity.
This years marathon started off in rain. Fortunately it stopped after an hour or so. By the time the bulk of the runners came thru my Hawaii Kai neighborhood the skies cleared and gave us a few hours of sunny weather.
I got into a conversation with one of the event photographers. These are the guys you see clicking away as the runners go by. Fred told me he can snap upwards of eight thousand pictures for an event. My poor digitus secundus! Can you imagine the work it requires to view all those pics times the number of photographers. Just thinking about keying in the bib numbers gives me carpal tunnel. They must use a heavy duty Digital Asset Management program for the process.
You never know when someone’s gonna be flying by.
