Sunshine Blossoms

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Starboard

My dad bought a new toy!!!!!! It's a 14 foot downwind stand up paddle board!

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Friday Night Fireworks in Waikiki

Yesterday me and Ryan surfed at Rockpiles. It was ok, kind of soft and the swell was coming in from a weird direction. There were lots of close outs - I'm not really a fan of close outs....But it was still fun! They always have sail boat races on Fridays, thats why there are so many of them in the water!

Afterwards, we waited around for the fireworks!!! Fireworks never get boring! Every Friday night in Waikiki, there's a fireworks show! This was the first time me and Ryan got to sit UNDER the fireworks!!! They were literally right above us and the ashes and paper were falling down around us! I felt like if I reached my arm out I'd be able to touch them! It was the most amazing and awesome experience ever! The lights, the sounds, the colors, and my Ryan - I was in heaven for a short while! :)

Diamond Head at night, and some stars and Jupiter.

Our front row seats to the fireworks!!! They were set up right in front of the rainbow hotel!

These pictures were taken using a simple point and shoot Canon! Awesome yeah? I think Ryan is going to enter one of them into a photo contest! :)

Friday, September 24, 2010

South Swell, Malta and India!

My and Ryan went night surfing last night at a new spot in Waikiki! We paddled out to Three's and it was HUGE! The waves were overhead and super FAST! Ryan loved it, but I was so scared! They were way more punchy and had more power behind them! They were perfect for pulling off some nice turns though, after you make the steep drop! They waves were more powerful than I expected and while I was duck-diving, the wave pushed the board back into my face and gave me a fat lip! Luckily the swelling went down already! :) Ryan caught so many waves, and he buckled his board!!! We had to go in after that.

Diamond Head was actually pretty small compared to the rest of the south shore...I was a little disappointed.

See that wave out there, that's a big wave (Ryan would say otherwise)!!! It's near Three's, I think that spot is Pops.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE drawing and doodling! I found out about this project that just launched, the Sketchbook Project. Check it out and join if you can! I wish I could join, but I don't have $25 to spend to buy a sketchbook for the tour :( But it's ok because I have my own book, it just won't be on display! :)

I checked my blog counter again and Malta and India were on the list of visitors! I've never heard of Malta, so I Googled it and Malta is a small archipelago in the Mediterranean, near Sicily. Guess what?! WannaSurf.com says there's SURFING in Malta and India!!!!!! I have to put those on my list of places to surf!!!!!!!!

Grazzi ħafna and Hello :)

Namaste!

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

International!

I just checked my blog counter and I've got people visiting my site from

Japan, Uruguay, United Kingdom, Puerto Rico, Australia, and Thailand!!!!

That's so cool! Makes me want to blog more now!!!!!! :)

どうも有難うございます!

Gracias!

Thanks!

ขอบคุณ!

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Publics Rippa

Here's the best clips I got from that day I shot Ryan at Publics:

The Slaternator Wins Again

Can you believe, Kelly Slater is #1 in the world? Of course you can!

Wow, 10 world titles?! He's good!

The new rankings for 2010:

1. Kelly Slater (USA) 40,000 pts
2. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 35,500 pts
3. Taj Burrow (AUS) 30,500 pts
4. Dane Reynolds (USA) 30,250 pts
5. Mick Fanning (AUS) 29,500 pts

I finally finished coloring my board! The last step is to spray it with clear Acrylic sealer, and then it's ready for the water again!!!! So excited!!!!! :)