Bathtubs, workouts, co-eds, and VOG

Up and in the water around 7 this morning. Took out the 9'10 Sunburnt board that I picked up in Hanalei eight years ago and used as our wedding altar seven years ago. :)

A great day for a paddle, but not much for surfing today! I'll have to get a SUP (stand-up paddleboard) for days like this. Or get back into open-water swimming again. Almost a bathtub out there.

I paddled out at Da Wall and over to Queens. Maybe half-dozen people out there and only the SUP guy and the guy on the 13-footer were catching anything.

So, good paddle workout, anyway.

I love where I'm working, downtown. Chinatown is steps away, and the Capitol district just the other way. Lots of kids walking around the Hawaii Pacific U campus on Fort Street Mall. And on Friday, there's a little farmer's market. I found the elusive $2 baguette! Very happy about that. Also picked up some reasonably priced limes and a nice papaya.

Kona winds pushing some nasty stormy stuff our way. Supposed to be at it's worst tomorrow. Tradewinds coming back on Monday to clean it up. Funny how you notice the winds so much here. We also get the voggy conditions when the Kona sets up. Volcanic gases from the still erupting volcano on Hawaii. Lots of sulfur in the air and you can actually see it.

Very steamy conditions right now. Better than this:

Okay, looking for transportation today. Gonna get a bike, or a cheap scooter.

Aloha!