Surf Kayaking–Sept 2013
Like the last two years, Paul and I took our sea kayaks to Neah Bay, WA and camped for a few nights while surfing the kayaks during the day. However, this year I had a GoPro camera to capture some videos. Unfortunately, on the last day of kayaking it got torn off my chest as I was getting washed around in the surf. This might have been because I was trying out someone’s wave ski. It was fun how it would so easily turn compared to a sea kayak, but I need to perfect my roll. Thankfully, our friend Lisl found my camera the next morning on the beach, so the videos were saved.
In addition to the photos above, there’s also three videos worth sharing:
View of what it’s like to paddle out, ride the waves, then get dumped: http://youtu.be/i5BKGNnHpA0 (this is from the GoPro camera)
Paddling out through the waves: http://youtu.be/5JmjnDXwb6Q
Riding a wave: http://youtu.be/8UTZoUR2YW4
And with Paul’s editing and a bit more video footage:
A warped view
Looking into the Cloud Gate at Millennial Park in Chicago
Preparing for the America’s Cup
I got a chance to see a few of the boats racing and I was surprised at how large they are, but also how nimble they seem when tacking
Rain with fountains
It is now raining in Seattle, but the fountains still run.
Baseball might be my new sport
When I was in grade school, I was the pitcher for t-ball. Yes, I was that kid.
When in college, our softball team never won a game. Jeff might have cared, but I never noticed.
102 years later, my ball-hitting career has, um, …
While at Mistral Kitchen in Seattle tonight, the owner and a few others (specifically, it was myself, my friend Tanarin, a woman from Washington DC, 2 people from the kitchen and the bartender) decided to practice batting with some fruit. Actually, it was the owner who suggested we hit some lemons and limes, so I take no responsibility, other than that of an entertained batter.
Never one to skip out on bashing some fruit, I said “let’s go” and we proceeded to spray ourselves with citrus. Yes, if you hit a lemon with a softball bat, it sprays all over you. Thankfully, I like smelling like lemons. Tanarin captured these shots of me as I covered Westlake Ave. with the sweet smell of lemon.
By the way, this looks the same as my golf swing, but it doesn’t smell like grass when I swing.
Testing the GoPro HERO3
And of course, who am I going to test it on? Our dog Busby of course.
My first Napa bicycle ride
With uncle Bob as my lead, we rode about 29 miles in 2 hours up and around the hills of Suisun and Napa counties. No action photos since I was hanging on to the road bike the entire time. It was exhausting and fun!
Busby the therapy dog
Busby loves the attention he gets at the retirement home.
Busby’s First Beach Experience
Today, Busby was able to experience the beach for the first time, followed by a short hike to overlook a different beach. His owner had a good day, so I suspect he did too.
You might recognize the famous Daisy, who was pictured numerous times with Milo. I’m not sure she likes these tall hyper dogs that we have, but she certainly has fun chasing a ball regardless of the tall dog bothering her.
To truly capture the moment, Busby and Daisy opted to star in a little movie: The Busby Beach Movie.
