tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266209952024-03-13T23:17:53.305-10:00HodgepodgeA voyeuristic look at life's little moments that tickle my fancy.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499525264167333784noreply@blogger.comBlogger501125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26620995.post-45992041523251872912013-06-23T18:46:00.001-10:002013-06-23T18:46:16.777-10:00Bali.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yes it's laborious, but you savour the mangosteen juice so much more when it's squeezed by hand, in the company of a mangy dog sitting in the kitchen and you're three tim-tams short because it's a communal fridge.</div>
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And when you don't want to labour, have someone else whack the top off a coconut and enjoy the water with lime, ice and the easy company of two of the loveliest people I know.</div>
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Clocked off, responsibility free, anonymous and happy, that about sums up how I felt on Bali.</div>
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Time slowed way down with the days unfolding in to an easy rhythm that nurtured, soothed and restored parts of me that were floundering on Maui. From day one, an imperfect ease, an acceptance of what is took residence lifting my spirit and fueled by the joys of the day, the simplicity of my existence and the sweetness of my surroundings. </div>
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Not to mention the constant amusement, such as the local kite and surf shop.</div>
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And the love, laughs and brilliant connection with my most excellent travel companions.</div>
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On my last day the weather was bleak and as we walked back from dinner with the rain lashing, the lightning streaking and our umbrellas blowing inside out, it just felt like another perfect moment of surrender.</div>
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With a long layover at Incheon International I took full advantage of their facilities, including miming at the player piano. Play it again Sharon....."with pleasure"!<br />
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Back home and with a south swell pumping, I parked after work and looked at the large incoming set's. Compared to Bali they didn't seem that big, but I knew it was still way too big for me to even contemplate. But guess what, I went out anyway and sat on the inside observing and grabbing the small stuff and that my friends, is progress.<br />
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One small step for man, one giant step for mankind.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499525264167333784noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26620995.post-36945503748338955502013-06-02T07:42:00.002-10:002013-06-02T17:43:51.324-10:00Bali<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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And on the seventh day, she surfed.</div>
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Andrea had a spare 6'6 fish, and despite it being 3' smaller than my stand-up and over a foot smaller than my long board, I thought, 'why not'? It was 21"wide and therefore stable enough for me to paddle, which I did..... for two hours every day for four days and I didn't catch one wave! But here's the best part, I didn't care because I was learning so much (mostly how little I know about surfing). </div>
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The gap was still too wide between knowing what to do and doing it. I'm cautious and polite by nature and to improve at anything, sitting on the shoulder will get you nowhere and there's no greater teacher than surfing to show you that.</div>
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By the end of my fourth water day, my 'not caring' free will was over ruled by my ego that couldn't handle the thought of leaving Bali without having caught a wave. So, despite my attachment to the superfish, it was clear I was surfing (well - paddling) out of my league and it was time for a bigger board. </div>
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....and not that much of this, but at least I was having some vertical moments. In hindsight I think the 7'6 was still too small and I should have just gone for an 8'. Still, in bigger conditions than I'm used to, perhaps no board would have helped as I'm defiantly still on the beginning rung of the ladder.<br />
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How I wanted to stay, to ignore my responsibilities and focus on surfing for as long as my mind and body could hold out, just to see how far I would improve (my guess is a smidge). Still, the happiness of being a five minute scooter ride from the water and getting wet everyday induced a joy that was more that I'd bargained for.<br />
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I kept Patrizia company while she prepared a small feast from the few fresh items found at the local Warung. These little shops are a hodgepodge of items, such as an extensive array of junk candy, highly processed random foods, petrol (stored in Vodka bottles), random plastic kitchen items and cigi's. So for us, the highly prized fresh produce became the focus of our daily menu.</div>
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With the large swell subsiding it was time to come home to Canggu. Having been in Bali for five days and still barely having dipped a toe in the ocean, I was gasping to get out there. Blissed out from my time in Ubud, I grabbed a taxi at dusk, looking forward to sleeping in my own bed and waking up for an early to surf.<br />
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Canggu is small enough that (while I assumed no taxi driver would know where I was staying), you just ask and figure it out. Still, the innocent young man had to pull over a few times to phone friends for directions and finally, in the dark and in triumph he pulled off the road to show me Echo beach. His exuberance was short lived as all of a sudden 'BOOM', into a bloody great hole went his side of the vehicle. "Oh shit" I thought, "this isn't good". As we both clambered out, I observed the taxi's rear passenger wheel was up in the air, slowly spinning aimless and confused. Yet in true Balaniese style, all the scootering passers by simply stopped and as if on cue, some directed traffic while the rest heaved and hoed the van out its hole. My poor driver was shaken but not stirred and I was beckoned back in the vehicle.....oh lordy, what to do, what to do? Still, we'd come this far together so I wasn't about to ditch him now. 'Ditch' being the operative word, as I walked in blackness toward the van, 'BOOM 'I fell into a bloody great hole (a different one) and heard myself whimper 'help me'!<br />
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I believe I neglected to mention on day one, I couldn't find my scooter key, only to discover it was in the helmet, which was firmly on my head. On day two I accidently toppled over two other scooters in an unsuccessful attempt to steady myself, having not putting my kickstand down all the way! After the ditch tale, I was wondering if Patrizia and Andrea would simply lock me in my room for two weeks to keep me out of harms way! Not a chance, my daily calamities were a vast scource of amusement and they were not about to rob themselves off that. "Toast-catch"!</div>
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Day six - gashed leg, swollen ankle and rain. Perfect for pool surfing.....<br />
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Ubud is intense. It's a small place with too many people, too much traffic and a lot of energy, yet look to your left or right and magical sanctuaries abound. A brief glance gives the senses enough breathing room to focus forward again, step around the dog, over the uneven pavement and onward to where ever it is you're going.</div>
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Sound healing was incredible, an hour and a half of laying on the floor listening to the didgeridoo, percussion and your own mind. I've done many such journeys and am on intimate terms with my thoughts, most of which I tell to piss off!<br />
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I already know I will miss the decorative, noisy, polluted, crazy, sweet, kind, gentle, simple, nuts, beautiful, stinky melting pot of constant contrasts that Bali is.</div>
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The north shore of Kauai is spectacular. As we headed to the beach for sunset it was like no time had passed since I'd seen Floyd, Michael and Lehua four years ago. The beach (any beach) is always great for people watching, there's often a wedding (there was) a family photo with the uniform of khaki pants and white shirts (check), people leaping in front of a camera (normally me but not on this evening) and then there are the picnickers....we fell into this category. Cheese and wine never tasted so good.</div>
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As Lehua and I walked the beach we almost didn't see this sleeping <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_monk_seal">Hawaiian Monk Seal. </a> Once spotted though if was impossible not to stop and hang out as she rolled, flapped and napped. Beauty personified.</div>
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Tarzan I am not!<br />
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Base camp was up to Floyd and Michaels usual standards.....<br />
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Oh, and this within walking distance!<br />
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It was so good to unplug, reconnect and play. As I headed home I was really grateful to have been around love, family and laughter and it made my resolve to create more of that stronger.<br />
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I have been hermiting for too long and some proactive social measures are in order!Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499525264167333784noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26620995.post-7784075783778317812012-12-22T18:01:00.001-10:002012-12-22T18:03:28.887-10:00Fruits, faces and other assorted things.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My tree branches have been straining under the weight of their star fruit labour. There's way too much for one (and this is my third harvest of this size), so I wash them, keep a couple for myself, bag up the rest and leave them on the doorsteps of friends I know who love them.<br />
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Don't let this happen to you! Driving along after an enjoyable bike ride to the winery (despite having drunk nothing but coffee), I nearly lost my bike. Whoops a daisy, that could have been an expensive lesson that thankfully an extra $2.00 bungee will fix!<br />
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Given the terrain, I wouldn't exactly call it a beach walk, but it's fantastic what you can find along the way. Here is young Master Goya hoisting the recycle flag he found.<br />
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As was this wide eyed chap on the way to work the other morning.<br />
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However, these Picasso pants are the best yet. Not my pici, but credit to the anonymous person who took it. Or as the great man himself once said, "<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="huge bqQuoteLink" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/p/pablopicas380469.html" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="view quote">Good artists copy, great artists steal</a>".</span></span></i><br />
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This industrious crab thought he'd hit the jackpot with a whole dorito chip for dinner.<br />
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.......but not before we pick up some pasta for dinner. Buon appetito!<br />
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Just five minutes walk from Renata and Oly's home is a vast forest filled with trails and lakes. The paths snake through nature in every direction and there's always a feeling of safety thanks to the signs along the way and, well.....the fact that it's Switzerland.<br />
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Even in the damp, it's the stuff of fairies and unicorns. This quiet and peaceful place with it's rag-tag elegant nature made me want to sit and contemplate just as much as walk and explore.<br />
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The trail is clear and cut into the valley hillside, but after a while the ascent steepens and does not let up. As I walked (head down focusing on each step) it was easy to forget the stunning surroundings. Living at sea level I'm not used to altitude, so as we were heading to 2584 meters I took many a banana, water and photo op break.<br />
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As with all things Swiss, there is always an incredible meal to be had as a reward for your effort. This is Rossti, a traditional dish of potatoes and eggs. Sounds simple enough, but the taste was exceptional. Oh and I'll have a slice of plum pie and a latte while I'm at it please! </div>
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While it was the end of the road for our party, this is start for many who are serious climbers.<br />
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I can see the allure and pull to go deep.<br />
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.....but it's not my thing and I certainly don't have the right footwear.<br />
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Fed and watered, we were ready for the decent.<br />
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By 6pm we were home and starving and poor Mel had just enough time to eat and shower before giving a 7pm massage! By 8pm we'd all cleaned up and reconvened (looking quite different in heals and lipstick) for a self congratulatory bottle of wine (or two) and finally tip toed in at two minutes past midnight. The German was right, it was a long day!Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499525264167333784noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26620995.post-50842281656571986312012-08-31T10:03:00.000-10:002012-08-31T10:11:29.321-10:00Back in the Engadin.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Renata greeted me at the station with a perfect plastic lei and we made more noise at seeing each other than the rest of the disembarking passengers put together! While she got organized for an appointment with a client, I dropped my suitcase off and promptly proceeded back out the door with Mel. We took a brisk 40 minute walk from our nest in Champfer around the lake and ordered the beer we had been planning on for months. </div>
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No photograph I've yet taken has caught the magical beauty of this place (though you might want to double click on this one). It's special and has a potent and tangible energy that I feel in full affinity with.<br />
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As we sat on top of the world, my hostess and wonderful friend Renata pointed out all the places she has hiked, skied and climbed in her last 25 years in the Engadin Valley. Let me tell you, she's been a busy girl and knows this place like the back of her hand, yet is still is enthralled by it's magnificence and finds new trails and peaks to explore. Suffice to say I'm in good hands.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499525264167333784noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26620995.post-51775657867610313092012-08-30T05:00:00.003-10:002012-08-30T05:04:40.584-10:00Relaxed and ready.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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More walk-abouts, more tea, more lunches, more naps. It's simple routine and I've rested an inexplicable part of me that needed restoring. Yet while I've been nourishing on the one hand, the other has me chomping at the bit to do more, but there will be lot of time for that later. </div>
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And talking of nourishment, my plan to gain some weight while here is working nicely. Guinness, shepherds pie, trifle, repeat.<br />
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It was dusk as I left 'The Fox' and after a cheeky half I almost went double or nothing and became a customer at 'The Village Chippy'. Despite already having eaten dinner - the thought of buying a bag of chips arose, not because I wanted them, but because I could....but I couldn't!<br />
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These boys look like they pulled an all nighter at the <a href="http://www.leedsfestival.co.uk/">Leeds Festival. </a> Though standing at the bus stop outside The Mexborough, I was unsure exactly where they'd scrubbed up......or maybe they hadn't?<br />
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The routine is working, I've added a few pounds and feel more grounded for it. I've learned more about my G11 (thanks to my bro above) and spent lots of time running after my Mum who had a blast with her new found mobility freedom.<br />
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.....and swung from the trees, but now it's time to move on. Toodles for now!<br />
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With an afternoon to spare, I took
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These Ravens were hand reared from a pair at The Tower of London. They're approachable and one of them can evidently swear like a trooper!</div>
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As I walked around in a picture postcard setting, it started to drizzle and I succumbed to
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Swan lake (nice background duck dive).<br />
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Two days before, arriving in San
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concrete. Flying out over it, it was easy to see why, but that doesn't
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Olympics and my concerns of delays traveling across the big smoke were ill
founded. In fact, it was one of my quickest transfers from Heathrow
to Kings Cross, providing time to puzzle over these people standing in line
in front of a sign saying 'Platform 9 ¾' and a sawn off shopping cart!
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As I took my seat on the train for the
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a mass cacophony of crinkling crisp packets and fussing cellophane as
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You know you're heading North when the
refreshment announcer proclaims “Starbucks coffee, Yorshire tea
and Cadburys hot chocolate are available in the buffet car. We apologize that the drinks trolly cannot serve any hot beverages
as due to electrical difficulties with the hot water” ” (cue collective chuntering). We might be
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As I stated to nod off, the
conversation from the two women in front of me drifted my way. “You
know, he's a bit dodgy that one is ” said the first lady in a
conspiratorial tone, “I think the word you're looking for is knob
head” said the second, bold as brass and not skipping a beat. And
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village shop and St. Peter's dominates the landscape. Two minutes up
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I always take my camera with me when I ride my bike. I like the routes that are mostly up hill from my house, so the pace is slow and there's a lot to stop and see....<br />
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Like this ewethful agility...<br />
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.....or me in the mirrored window of a house.<br />
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But enough of riding and let's hop in the truck and head out to Hana again. Why not, the drive out there alone is so bloody lovely.<br />
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I had some company along the way. This guy was strutting his stuff, but the ladies seemed unimpressed.<br />
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Strike a pose.<br />
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Keanae is about half way to Hana and the further out I drove the more relaxed I became. The colors simplify in to various shades of green, blue, black, grey and white. My eyes and senses engage in the easy palette and my whole system cranks down a notch.</div>
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Against this back drop the plants steal the show and currently the haliconias are taking top billing. They grow like weeds along the roadside, providing clumps of color and a stark contrast to the green corridor of the Hana Highway.<br />
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I have an emergency box....in case of emergencies and this is my emergency tent. As I'd left the instructions at home, that caused a bit of an emergency in trying to erect it. Luckily there were tent experts on site to come to my aid.<br />
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All the food groups covered-no emergency here.<br />
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Time to pilfer one of those and carbo load at the beach.<br />
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We didn't do a whole lot, but there are times not to. Hanging out with friends unplugged and connected with each other was pleasure enough for all of us. <br />
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Later that week I had a dental appointment (4pm last of the day) for a filling. The small talk with my dentist is always about windsurfing and he was saying how he'd just bought a video for his wife on the step gybe. After injecting me for numbness, he said "here, let's watch it" so as I settled back in my dental chaise lounge he brought up the video on the ceiling monitor. With no more patients to attend to, we both sat back throughly enjoying the 8 minutes or so it took for my nerves to go on holiday. I can honestly say it was the best dental appointment I've ever had, plus I was reminded where to place my front hand before flipping the sail!<br />
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And finally I throughly enjoyed a long lazy lunch with some newlyweds who had just got back from their European honeymoon. In Barcelona they had come across a gift for me and this was duly presented with love. Intrigued I opened it up to discover one of my favorite things and despite the fact that I have owned this very item before, I was thrilled.<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/46164269">The wave.</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1522127">Sharon</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
Thanks to the solar panel in her handbag, Her Majesty bids you goodbye (with apologies for the dirty sanchez 'tash)!<br />
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Oohhhhh wait, one more thing, talking of waves, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj1qA2uKYLw&feature=player_embedded">Kepa's now in India</a> - living the dream and making better and better videos.<br />
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I love Kanaha, it's full of characters and kindness. Here's Phoebe with her impressive solo performance of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Man">Isle of Man flag</a>.<br />
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Some like it <a href="http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/">Hot</a>, but if you need to cool off just head up the mountain.<br />
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Which is exactly what I did a few hours later, driving up a few thousand feet above sea level to Keokea Park. A soft rain fell and the fog hugged the trees as I took a seat opposite Pema to play with the band. Fred was on vocals and lead uke, Charles on bass guitar and Stuart on mandolin and fiddle. It was all very casual and using Pema as my mirror, I simply followed along feeling and flowing with the groove. It was a complete joy to play with them and a total bonus to let it rip in the great outdoors.<br />
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The same can be said of the next days activities. 'Come as Ulli' was the remit on the downwinder invite for the big man's birthday. True to form the only people that did were Meesh (all that fur seems to be rubbing off)......<br />
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I often ask myself "are you doing what you love"? Within the constraints work (which I like, but binds me to a desk) my answer is nearly always "yes". That being said, there's a lot room for improvement, it's an internal upping of the ante in regards to stepping out of my own personal comfort zone. If ever I need a little inspiration Kepa Acero is fully tapped in, turned on and tuned in to his life. In this clip he found a kindred spirit , so enjoy these<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOFBJWbEbYY&feature=youtu.be"> two men</a> who are reveling in the bliss of living lives that they love.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499525264167333784noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26620995.post-73248413665151896482012-06-24T18:59:00.002-10:002012-06-24T18:59:22.301-10:00It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Due to the switch in swell direction, the summer causes a major southward migration. It's a gamble, as you never know how the wind in going to funnel through the valley and despite setting my alarm for 5:30am to miss the morning wind.......<br />
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......this is what I found. Which leaves no choice but to push on another and see if Launiopoko or Woody's is any friendlier and calmer.<br />
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Result! The wind was no where in sight and the beating sun was held at bay by a fat veil of cloud. The waves at Woody's were perfect for me, shoulder height, not too steep or fast, clean as a whistle and plenty of them. Three hours later I was done and happier than happy with one of my best SUP sessions yet tucked away in my memory bank.<br />
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As luck would have it, dinner was being served at the local mansion.<br />
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Early night because Danny's cafe was our gathering place for the game. Nothing like eating your bacon and eggs with mates and feeling the pain of loss together.<br />
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Ahhhhh well, the palm trees are still swaying.....<br />
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And the sun rays are still raying.....and that damn statistic of England winning the 1966 World Cup will still be the one they dust off and trot out as our finest hour now that the 2012 European Cup is yet another disappointing fact atop all the others since then. I love the start of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrbKMUVLhEQ">this clip.</a>...it's from 2007, but it's still apropo today.<br />
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As I sat in my office, this big fat cloud line rolled in and stretched all the way up to my house. This shot was taken with my iphone and using Instagram....I've got to learn more about the app before I pass judgement - but not a bad start.<br />
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Same day - heading home, as I sat in my truck this big fat cloud line rolled in and stretched all the way across the west Maui mountains. This shot was taken with my G11 and it passed the test years ago!</div>
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After my early morning surf sessions, this is always my reward (Instagram jobby).<br />
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Despite the warning, my soft shoulders strayed off road.... no fruit bowl and latte reward for that.<br />
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Wailea at dusk, the film festival delivered magically again this year.<br />
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I pass this sugar mill twice a day during the week, but rarely at night and was drawn to the 'flashlight under the chin' affect on the green barn.<br />
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A nice bit of symmetry and more subdued tones in Kahului.<br />
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Ahhhhh but five minutes from my house, nature always wins by getting the architecture, design and color right every time.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499525264167333784noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26620995.post-76945492405456213832012-06-13T21:19:00.000-10:002012-06-13T21:36:28.450-10:00Going to Hana, Maui.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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And so by Tacoma, Ranger, Windstar and Subaru, one by one we all set off, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52_8fH-i1Ig">going to Hana, Maui</a>.</div>
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Vince is 87 and a non nonsense kinda guy (engineers always are). A bunch of us went to be of service to him and his daughter Jenny, in return for staying on his beautiful land. Here he and Mel are sorting out the evenings sleeping arrangements!<br />
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While Jenny bosses Ulli around, I roll up with the new tire delivery.<br />
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Dan donated his BBQ - which made it out before he did and the girls decided that for now, 'here' was just as good as any!<br />
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Then Keevil showed up......all tooled, tarped and ready to go, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CppadFdNpAI&feature=related">carry on camping!</a><br />
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......the girls set about weeding and replanting the vegi garden.<br />
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Banana anyone?<br />
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Only to be upstaged by dark horse Dan who learned to breathe fire like a pro whilst in Egypt (as one does). To say this display was unexpected would be an understatement, but Danny's inaugural fire dribble brought the house down.<br />
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Full moon - and Danny makes sure he gets a good look at her.... I mean Uranus. Daniel you're a star!Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499525264167333784noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26620995.post-84758188662310396262012-06-09T07:44:00.000-10:002012-06-09T07:48:29.108-10:00Aloha Windsurfing Clinic 2012, Part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After expressing my consternation (via e-mail to my friend Oly) about the extreme conditions and my limited abilities, he replied "the times that you really learn a lot is when the conditions are really challenging, and the really weird thing is that you feel that its a complete waste of time and hopeless... but the next time you have normal conditions its remarkably easy! </div>
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After three miserable days of hellacious wind and what felt like a waste of time, it backed off a few mph and I had a proper moment. I hung low in the harness, let my back hand hang off the boom and <i>I felt it...</i>.....I felt and I knew I was doing the thing that I've watched everyone else do for years, I was finally sailing<i> properly.</i> Just to be sure it wasn't a fluke, I got the same feeling coming back to the beach with Shawna in my wake yelling at me to get my back foot in the strap! But the moment was too sweet to fuck it up and I yelled back "NOOOO"! When I de-powered, the upwelling of relief finally poured through my eyes. I needed a witness, I needed a moment, I needed a good cry in the shore break for the pure unadulterated joy of finally being able to sail like I've always wanted to.</div>
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I also sailed 'up hill' for the first time this clinic. I like small waves to surf or SUP on, but avoid them like the plague when I windsurf. However, the last swell of the season showed up mid week and there was no avoiding them. I knew I was going down even before the wave crumbled in front of me as I had no idea how to deal with it! So, still hooked in - backwards I went - and immediately learned lesson one, unhook when you know you're going in the drink! However, each time I headed in and got a watery push from the bumps, I got a minute hit of how much fun it must be to properly sail the swells.<br />
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With two days left of the clinic I reluctantly had to bail early and hang up my sail as it was time to head to Hana (I know -what a life)!<br />
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The consistency of daily sailing made me reflect that no one ever gets it right the first time, there are too many practical and changing natural elements to just jump on and go. You have to really want it or you won't progress. Each tiny piece is a meditation of practice and understanding, then slowly over time the sport builds in your cellular memory. And there's always, always more to learn......<br />
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This last year I've had the privilege of being part of many groups of various descriptions and the common denominator is that they've all been amazing. You never know the feel or flow of one until you're a couple of days in, but for sure by the end of your time together the shared journey has created lovely connections. This group was no different, see you on the water......<br />
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Last week I attended the <a href="http://www.pritchardwindsurfing.com/clinics/awc/">Aloha Windsurfing Clinic 2012</a>. It's a week long, full emersion program where you can come and go as you please with expert instruction from Shawna Cropas & Matt Pritchard.<br />
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For months it its been blowing strong easterly winds and I have a mental block that I can't sail in those conditions, which was part of my reason for signing up. Day one of six saw some of the windiest weather on Island so far this year (and trust me it's been blowing). Naively, here I'm all smiles as I've not yet been on the water! Do you see that little 3.2 of a sail....well guess what, Shawna said I should have been on a 2.5 to handle to 40mph gusts!<br />
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Conditions dictated that it instantly became a 'high wind' clinic. Shawna and Matt demonstrate the crunch, the stance which transmits power to the harness and this along with staying low quickly became the focus of everyones sailing. Those bastards make it look so easy on land and water!<br />
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Many participants had flown in for the clinic and were excited that their kids got to see a rainbow or two whilst on holiday. Driving home I reflected on just how prevalent they are and how lucky I am that my backyard is a big windsurfing playground.</div>
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So here's the thing....which you dick about in the shore break, that's where all the rocks and coral collect and get tumbled around in the energy of the waves. It's super easy to get cut and or bruised, I succeeded in doing both on day one, hence the duct tape toe condom.<br />
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For the first few days I spent a lot of time on land because the wind was so farking gnarly, more flailing than sailing.<br />
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And I wasn't alone.....the wind took its toll on everyone so there were many volunteers for 'fins off' land practice.<br />
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As Shawna said, there's nothing like high or low wind to show up your weaknesses. So for me, everything was on the edge, conditions, ability, emotions, physical and mental output. This cheeky minor had clearly graduated with honors from its own survival clinic, as he just flew and hopped up to all of us and grabbed the free food.<br />
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Not even the towel could escape the sandblasting conditions.<br />
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Determined and full of new information I set sail.....though don't let the smile fool you, this is T-minus ten minutes to tears!Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499525264167333784noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26620995.post-35396645889208259822012-05-21T21:49:00.003-10:002012-05-22T05:40:10.759-10:00From the forest to the sea.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Front and center, Renata, me and everyone else appreciating the bougainvillea bombs.<br />
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Super athlete that she is, Renata played along with the girls....quickly followed by a proper coffee, run, bike and swim!<br />
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Good stuff, sweet vibe and hats off to <a href="http://www.tatianahoward.com/blog/">Tatiana f</a>or pulling it all together.<br />
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And finally, this pici deserves a double click. The irony being that I spent all morning avoiding Francky and his camera as he was on a paid shoot, and even though it was for friends I didn't want to intrude. This was the one time he pointed the lens at me and magically captured my sweet, joyful spirit and I'm eternally grateful to have that reflected back in such a beautiful image. <a href="http://www.berthuotvisuals.com/">Merci Monsieur Berthuot! </a>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499525264167333784noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26620995.post-46562740088643403972012-04-28T18:10:00.001-10:002012-04-28T18:14:33.662-10:00It's been a while.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZp1MqYho6kZ_eVouL4LJM1ZogJHn3Zmbd8MqXwKXIy03C1ot_516LFRe1rzpFewSmz_-pgh24B1ttsBbePdHPQvSiXJUpRsYll3ZWZGck4fIZ9gjRFDZShVyuM70J1cS70IY/s1600/IMG_0491.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731855949055038146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZp1MqYho6kZ_eVouL4LJM1ZogJHn3Zmbd8MqXwKXIy03C1ot_516LFRe1rzpFewSmz_-pgh24B1ttsBbePdHPQvSiXJUpRsYll3ZWZGck4fIZ9gjRFDZShVyuM70J1cS70IY/s400/IMG_0491.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
I love the late afternoon tranquil light of upcounty Maui.<br />
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Oddly these deep orange/gold/yellow blooms belong to the Silver Oak tree!<br />
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The Google Street View car has been roaming the Island again. I snapped it as it sat like a sleeping giant at the Hawaiian Canoe Club Hale, it felt sinisterly dormant.<br />
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In coming off the water this week I couldn't help but ask this lady about her waterproof gallery. I got totally caught up in looking at all the photo's as she explained some of the magical and important moments in her life.<br />
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Roof divers and paparazzi at the ready.<br />
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I'm not sure who was more excited, Ulli for his flawless flying mangina performance or Brook for capturing the moment so perfectly!<br />
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And lets not forget Michelle's incredible flat footed back flip and this from a girl with a fear of heights!<br />
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Then there was this weeks Fabio meet and greet......absolute farking genius. While other stood in line for who knows what reason, Ulli's mission to take the piss was very clear!<br />
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On another note entirely, take the time to watch this audio slide show from Timothy Allen, the only still photographer on the BBC's <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12618167">Human Plant,</a> it's stunning stuff. Peace - out.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16499525264167333784noreply@blogger.com3