Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Kayakin' on the Ocean!

Friday, Dec. 23/11
Henry so kindly organized a kayak trip for us...8 kayaks, 16 people! Wow what a blast!
Only 7 kayaks made it to the finish...Brenda got seasick and Curtis decided that not feeling his leg (because of hip rplmt) was not his idea of fun either!  Just before we dropped them off (see map), we saw a whale come up about 150 yards in front of us! Wow, what a sight!

Henry getting everyone organized!

specific instructions...
a funny bunch...

Henry gets everyone geared up...then helped each couple get started

Curt & I head out into the wonderful sea...





pictures taken out in the water...too bad we missed capturing the whale

Dave slackin' while I paddle ;)
(Dave was my partner after Curt left me)

coming back to land...you're sure tipsy when you get out!!!


the ride to get Curtis and Brenda...3 in the back of a JEEP
the boys eating CHEETOS - famous snack for some in Hawaii :)
Dave with more CHEETOS
the kayaking clan
the gang again with our wonderful drivers...from point A to B
the map of our trip...(pink line)


What a great experience to kayak on the ocean! We got into some pretty good/high waves and it made the experience even more memorable!! Only one kayak got capsized...but it was all good -- well for those of us who got to stay ontop of the water ;)
On our way around the point to our final destination, mr.turtle swam through a few of the kayaks...!

Great time, thanks Henry & Christian!

Highly recommended to all you future ocean-kayakers!

Monday, January 9, 2012

Maui 2011


We had a wonderful time in Hawaii...and Thomas loved it!
Here are LOTS of pictures of our trip...yes there are lots of Thomas...
A friend reminded me that last year I took lots of pictures of the scenery and when I sent her some pictures, she said there was NOT ONE picture of the beauty of the island...funny how things change!

 
hangin' out in my summer clothes! (thankful for hand-me-downs!)
gpa babysittin'
daddy relaxin'
thomas chillin'
gma helpin'
catchin' some zzzz's under the umbrella...
it worked well until the wind got up and wrecked the umbrella!
chillin' in my bumbo seat
a tired moment
ready for bed...at Henry & Charmaine's

the "new umbrella"!

mr. chub
mr. chew
wonderful beaches of maui

henry & thomas
thomas in his sunday best - Christmas Day 2011

hangin' with gpa dug
happy boy (in spite of a wicked cold he had!)
a trip up to Lahaina...Bubba Gump's and shopping on Front St

bucket of "boat trash"...was very yummy...shrimp, battered fish and lobster claws
mr. chew again...loves to suck on your hands and arms...
maui sunset.....aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh
thomas with his 2 hawaiian aunties - marilyn & pam


thomas loved to splash in the pool
the trip home...thomas was a great traveller...
he slept alot of the way there and slept for over 4 hrs of the 5.25 hr trip home!
(maybe it helped we had an empty seat between us...that's where he slept!)