Up with Dylan before dawn, asking to go surfing and walk to
the beach at 5 am. I had some airline
schedule bidding to do, but we were out the door at about 0630, with Jed with
boards packed. He took us to Kiko’s just
around the corner from his house, and Dylan could hardly contain his smile as
we got our first glimpse of the “cruddy” Hawaiian chop waves, but for a florida
surfer, absolute fun times. Dylan caught
a lot of waves, as Jed and I waited on the outside for some bigger sets, which
never really came. He had a great time,
other than the big nose crack-off that he had, and that required us to take it
to RV’s surf shop for a $70 ding repair/nose rebuild. Bummer.
We dropped that off on the way to Hayden’s soccer game, over at a giant
soccer complex near Pearl Harbor. We
were all really tired, and Hayden played like a champ. Jed and his family have allowed us to
acclimate into Hawaiian society in just a short time.
The snack after the game for the kids was way different than
our soccer kids. Full on pizza,
sandwiches, chips and “mocha” made from
rice flour and butter. It was a Hawaiian
treat, and very yummy.
Following the game, we went to MWR at Pearl Harbor for
Rebecca’s birthday luau tickets. At home
again, we prepared to depart on a short notice to the Outrigger Canoe
Club. We were able to gain access since
Hayden and Mason are members. They have
been on an outrigger team recenty, and as paddlers we can be their guests at
the exclusive Outrigger Club. They were having a barbeque night which reminded
me of the Shorebird on Waikiki back in the Navy days. The kids had a really fun time in the surf,
as we watched, and waited for our chance
to prepare our own dinners over the grill.
Each of us cooked our own dinner over the massive charcoal
grills which were set up for our use.
The meats were distributed from an ice filled outrigger hull that was
set up for that purpose.
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