Saturday, November 9, 2013

Wheels and Wings

OR: "All Over the Map"
A L  O  H  A !
   Two Wheels / One Board 
   A surfboard is to waves   
  as wings are to wind. 

" In matters of conscience,
 the law of majority 
has no place. "

Mahatma Gandhi








 Even vintage "Woody" carries a surf board

"You must not think me 
necessarily foolish 
because I am facetious,
 nor will I consider
 you necessarily 
wise because 
you are grave."

        Sydney Smith







 Dis blah no mo suff boad
 ( "This brother has no surfboard" )

Waikiki HAS opportunities for folks of different
ability levels to surf:

"I discovered early that the hardest thing to overcome is not a physical disability but the mental condition which it induces. The world, I found, has a way of taking a man pretty much at his own rating. If he permits his loss to make him embarrassed and apologetic, he will draw embarrassment from others. But if he gains his own respect, the respect of those around him comes easily." 

 Alexander de Seversky

"Disability is not a brave struggle
 or ‘courage
 in the face of adversity.’ 
Disability is an art. 
It’s an ingenious way
 to live." 

Neil Marcus

Dedicated to:
 "You know who you are"







 Ah, the Parrot Guy and his working birds. 
He covers you in birds,
the birds squawk and pose
while he, or your pals
snap pics for your
 Facebook/Blog/Instagram.
You pay him.
Repeat.











 Wings of the Islands

Inter-Island Airways incorporated
 30th of January, 1929
with one aircraft: 
a Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker
(That still flies! LINK)
 providing sightseeing flights of Honolulu,
 Diamond Head, the cliffs, fields, coasts of O'ahu.
Hawaiian Air Lines
 has come a LONG way! Flying 
not only our Hawaii,
but mainland and foreign destinations as well.
HAL ALWAYS tops the "On Time" Stats!
If you go to Pago Pago 
you will enjoy HAL.
And if you have the option,
perhaps to Japan,
TAKE it. 
Inside the plane
is Hawaiian territory.











" The sincere friends 

of this world

 are as ship lights

 in the stormiest

 of nights. "

Giotto di Bondone

That's dedicated to
YOU!
Thanks for inspiring me
with YOUr Comments
                                                                                   cloudia

11 comments:

TexWisGirl said...

the board on the motorcycle looks dangerous! eek!

Anonymous said...

Lots of innovative folks on wheels in the neighborhood! Maui has a bird man too, and another is at a fruit store who's known to cuss. DrumMajor

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Accessible Surfing id fabulous, I think we may have something similar here Cloudia.. Out in the water everyone is equal oui! What a great way for 'birdman' to make a living, I'd pay for a shot like that :)

Our photos said...

Cute photos!
Greetings, RW & SK

Cloudia said...

Thanks!

Adam said...

" In matters of conscience,
the law of majority
has no place. "

Mahatma Gandhi

That quote makes you appreciate our Constitutional liberties and our courts.

Cloudia said...

Adam, you are awesome!

Betty Manousos said...

bear alohaaa!!!

Elephant's Child said...

Love, love, love that Ghandhi quote. Though my conscience has a majority vote in my head - always.

Cloudia said...

thanks!

Joop Zand said...

Nice shots Cloudia.....good post again.

Wish you a nice sunday,

Greetings, Joop