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About Me:

Happily married sports enthusiasts, not to be confused with sporting expert.

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Favorite Photos
sugarbeach2732 copy.jpg (2379941 bytes) 4/27 -- Sugar Beach next to the Whale Sanctuary in Kihei can be quite an interesting place to launch when kiteboarding. I didn't like it at first, the road was close, the power lines were close, fisherman always seemed to be close, tourists were close. But then, as time passed, it didn't seem frightening anymore. Miraculously, now it seems like a reasonable place to ride. John likes to compare it to mountain bike. When we first started learning, the gears didn't shift properly on our bikes, the tires were bald, the shocks were too firm, etc.
suzanne_kiteboard_2751.jpg (1564054 bytes) Today, the bikes, the same ones I might add, work perfectly. It is amazing how after a certain amount of time learning the sport, the bikes now work properly. We haven't changed a bit, the bikes fixed themselves. After a certain learning curve was passed in kiting, I am not as scared to launch from certain areas. 
dog_print_0285.jpg (1336087 bytes) 4/26 -- The beach is a great place to spend quality time with man's best friend. I took the image on the right on Sugar Beach in Kihei, Maui. My dear pooch, Mocha, passed several years ago, but she loved to accompany me on walks. At least in the beginning years, before she got a bit feeble. 

When I found Mocha, she was four-years-old and through word-of-mouth, I learned she been a local stray for several years. I opened the door to my apartment for her and not only did she enter, but she immediately jumped on my bed declaring herself right at home. 

The funniest image I have of her was during our first year together. It was the Friday after Thanksgiving and my roommate, DeeAnne, and I went out for a couple of cold ones. Stumbling home later, I headed for the restroom, while DeeAnne went to the kitchen to grab left over turkey. All of a sudden I hear DeeAnne yell, "Stop Mocha". Dashing into the hallway, I see Mocha running full speed towards me (surprise) with a four-inch high and 6-inch wide wad of plastic wrapped turkey in her mouth. After I halted her in her tracks, I snatched the unharmed turkey from her jaws and returned it to DeeAnne. I learned when DeeAnne pulled it from the fridge, Mocha grabbed it and ran with it. I speculate it might have dropped from her hands and then Mocha grabbed, but who knows. What a funny memory I will always have and cherish.  

kathryn_8275.jpg (2159251 bytes) 4/24 -- This is my niece Kathryn tearing up the surf on The Big Island this past March. Her mother multi-tasked. Surfing lessons became a Christmas Card photo opportunity. 
kathryn_8354.jpg (2371487 bytes) When Kathryn was two, I watched her for a week when her parents went to Hawaii. These days, she makes the journey with them. She was an active youngin' and as you can see, not much has changed. Well, she does listen much better now. She used to keep me hopping. Near the end of the week, Kathryn grew weary of my presence and repeated use of the word no. Grabbing my shoes from the door, she dropped them at my feet and announced "go home Sue".

She is more sensitive now too. 

wailuku_union_church.jpg (1517983 bytes) 4/22 -- Wailuku Union Church. On one of our rare biking days on Maui, we left Kihei, rode up to Wailuku on Route 30 and came back down 311. I remember thinking, if my church had the Iao Valley range behind it, I might have liked going as a child. Scratch that. Still doubtful. Church meant a continual change of sit, stand, kneel, repeat. while some old fart droned on in front. Didn't he realize there were adventures to be had? Adventures outside church walls. I guess not.

Needless to say,  I protested loudly every Sunday morning. By the time I was five, my parents gave up with the exception of one brief attempt when I was 12. With great conviction, I marched up into the attic, donned some outdated funky skirt, knee-high plaid socks, picked up some funky smelling perfume and doused myself. As I walked downstairs, between gasps for air, my dad announced, "You can't go to church like that." Victory was mine. They gave up for good.

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