Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Above it All

Aloha Dear Guest



"The heart is the best reflective thinker."

Wendell Phillips 





















“"If I had a world of my own,
 everything would be nonsense.

 Nothing would be what it is,
 because everything would be what it isn't.
 You see?”"

 Alice "in Wonderland"






Quite Innocently Displayed



“Life is a great big canvas,
 and you should throw all the paint you can on it.”

 Danny Kaye 

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The National Weather Service has issued a high surf warning
for north and west shores of Kauai, Oahu, Maui and Molokai
from noon Wednesday until noon Thursday.
Forecasters say wave faces will be between 25 and 35 feet on Oahu's North Shore.


With light trade winds, conditions look ideal for the most elite of surfers.

Eddie Aikau Surf Invitational organizers told surfers there is a good chance the
"Only when conditions are right" contest 
will run this week at legendary Waimea Bay.
When waves are consistently 25 feet and higher,
the best in the world surf mountains of water.

The last time the contest was held was in December of 2009.


Spectators from around the world always clog traffic on Oahu's North Shore for this event.
But who could blame them? 

For to witness surfing's greatest show
is something never to be 
forgotten!

You can read about Eddie HERE
Thanks for visiting today.
What say YOU?

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22 comments:

Betty Manousos said...

I've always been fascinated by surfers and I'd love to revisit your beautiful place!

Big hugs!
B xx

Teresa said...

can't wait for pictures of the surfing contest!!

Anonymous said...

I can feel the beauty of Hawaii from the picture you show. greeting

The Weaver of Grass said...

Lovely quotes as usual Cloudia.

We saw your amazing volcano on our TV the other day.

who said...

thirteen seconds more and I would have fallen of my chair (for the thirteenth time)

Aloha Cloudia

Charles Gramlich said...

Pretty cool leg tats there. HOpe she doesn't gain weight or get older though. :)

Commander Zaius said...

The National Weather Service has issued a high surf warning for north and west shores of Kauai, Oahu, Maui and Molokai...

I read a story once about three average surfers who went surfing on Maui in very "calm" conditions only to have the waves start getting larger and stronger in the space of a few minutes. It was a riot with each of the guys having to finally face what they had talked about wanting to do for years only to realize they were not up to it.

When they finally reached shore safely they gave away the surfboards and went home.

KrippledWarrior said...

I've always been in awe of those top notch surfers. The wanna-be posers, not-so-much.

Myrna R. said...

Wish I could be there to witness the contest, or since I'm wishing/dreaming I guess I wish I was participating in the contest.

Thanks for the photos and lovely quotes.

Jeannie said...

That would certainly be something awesome to see. The waves alone would be a thrill to someone as landlocked as we are.

Joop Zand said...

Your firts picture is AMAZING Cloudia..... woow...i like that

greetings, Joop

黄清华 Wong Ching Wah said...

Wonderful architecture and from the 24th floor, Hawaii is beautiful...
Thanks for time to record this wonderful views...

Anonymous said...

yes, you live in paradise.


please have a good thursday you all.


daily athens

Kay said...

We went to the Eddie Aikau contest last year. It was cancelled the first day and went off on the 2nd. The drive was OK at first and then got incredibly jammed as we neared the beach area. It was impossible to find parking close by and we had to walk a long, long distance. It was cold, but was pretty exciting. We could hardly see where the surfers were. We got to talk to a lot of people. It was fun. Would we do it again? No way. Once was enough. :-)

Unknown said...

Cool! Surfing is amazing!

Cloudia said...

Thank YOU :)

Carol said...

Ah the tats. Someone has a bumper sticker 'she wrote love on her arms'. Is that what is going on?

magiceye said...

namaste /\ from mumbai
aloha!!

LifeRamblings said...

beautiful pictures and great quotes to match.


Aloha friend!

UIFPW08 said...

Best shots.. greeting.
Morris

Cloudia said...

Thanks for stopping by here :)

SandyCarlson said...

I would love to see this surfing. I have watched surfers in North Carolina (they play in the water directly in front of the No Surfing sign, which I also enjoy), and I marvel at their poise and stamina and strength. Surfing is a beautiful dance.