18 November, 2017
A turtle on the beach on the North Shore. The judges stands for the Hawaiian Pro, first jewel of the Triple Crown of Surfing. Another turtle coming ashore. Possibly a future world champion. Turtle Love. Female on the left, Male on the right. Finches on the North Shore striking a pose. “All right, Mr. DeMille,…
15 November, 2017
Banyan Tree at Kawela Bay. The sign on the left says it was in Lost and Pirates of the Caribbean. Rocky Point A surfer at Rocky Point. New signage at Hale O Lono at Waimea Valley. Hale O Lono heiau The view from Tantalus. Demonstrating the zoom on my 18 – 400mm lens, this is…
19 October, 2017
My tour posed with Chinaman’s Hat. A well camouflaged crab in Hau’ula. A monk seal on the beach in Hau’ula. This beach is such a frequent resting spot for the Hawaiian Monk Seals that they’ve installed this information panel. This side of the island gets a lot of debris washed up onto shore because of…
12 October, 2017
aneohe Bay. Gillagan’s Island is on the right. The Crouching Lion. It’s become a popular hike recently with views of Kahana Bay. My tour getting a shot of a surfer at Rocky Point.
11 October, 2017
Sunset Beach, calm here on October 11th, is forecast to be 12-18 feet Hawaiian on October 27th; that’s 18-30 foot faces. The Winter season is nearing and the surf competitions will be starting soon. The HIC Pro at Sunset Beach starts October 27th. Then the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing starts November 12th at Ali’i…
10 October, 2017
On a clear day you can see Maui. I’ve overheard several tour guides tell folks that the higher mountain to the far left, is West Maui. That is incorrect. The high part on the left is East Molokai at almost 5,000 feet, the lower part in the foreground is West Molokai at just under 1,400…
9 October, 2017
Beach access to Rocky Point Rocky Point Pupukea Pupukea 3 turtles on the beach Turtle on the beach Turtle on the beach Turtle on the beach
30 September, 2017
September of last year, we set a record for the most tours given in a month, at 79 tours. July of this year we broke our record, giving 101 tours. We just broke that record this month, giving 110 tours.
27 September, 2017
Today’s tour took at dip at Sunset Beach. An example of what Not to do. We have a saying that if the rocks are wet, you don’t want to be there, because that means the waves have been going there. That goes for sand as well as rocks, especially on the North Shore. The waves and currents are stronger than you’d expect. A surfer at Off The Wall today. Kaena Point as seen from Secret Turtle Beach. We got lucky and there was 1 parking space left. The water is starting to get rough as we’ve entered into Fall. We only saw 3 turtles there today, 2 baby ones, and an adult. I did see a larger one in another area as I was leaving.
24 September, 2017
The flower on the Naupaka plant tells the story of two lovers separated by status and location. The flower of the Monkeypod tree.Albizia saman is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to the Neotropics. Its range extends from Mexico south to Peru and Brazil, but it has been…
20 September, 2017
A turtle going back into the ocean at Laniakea’s.
17 September, 2017
Spotted my tour from inside the lobby of Turtle Bay resort. Kawela Bay This Banyan Tree has been in Lost, and Pirates of the Caribbean. Hale’iwa Beach Park Albizia saman is native to the Neotropics. Its range extends from Mexico south to Peru and Brazil, but it has been widely introduced to South and Southeast…