It's that time of the year. If you haven't noticed, my blogging has fallen off lately. So, I need to recharge the batteries and will be hitting the road for some fun time. A couple of regalos will pop up while I'm gone.
Have A Great Weekend!
Try and make it out onto or into the water this weekend.
Wednesday Wipeout. "Ouch!"
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyBUc8bqzp8]
A compilation of dunderhead moves or as Craig would say, bonehead moves on the water.
Via Mark Denzer, circumnavigator of Oahu, inventor of the Hawaiian FrankenLaser and heroic sailor!
I'm Going To Eat You Little Fishy!
Do you serve wine in this joint?
Mayhem Monday! "God Bless Kites."
With all their lines, sometimes kite-boarders get tangled up.
It pays to pay attention, and watch where you are going. Do you have an app for that?
Marine Life Monday. "A Honu And A Wahine."
Two mysterious sea creatures take a break from the water and are spotted together on a beach in Hawai'i.
Monday Mermaid.
Excuse me Miss, could you stand up for a second?
What Happens Next?
Some people are just looking for trouble!
Sailboat Of The Day.
There is nothing better than a photo of a sailing canoe.
Oops! Oups ! Uy!
Sometimes cables break and you get to see the law of universal gravitation in action.
Have A Great Weekend!
Try and get out to the beach, and in or on the water this weekend.
Fish On Fridays.
Finally a wahine!
Oops! Oups ! Uy!
Moths can fly, but so can people.
He's just another guy who wanted to go for a swim.
Wave Of The Day.
Holy shit, that's a big wave!
I want my mommy.
Friday Flyover.
Aloha Friday.
Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Piʻikoi on the campaign trail.
Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Piʻikoi (1871–1922) was a prince of the reigning House of Kalākaua when the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi was overthrown by international businessmen in 1893. He went on to become a politician in the Territory of Hawaii and was elected as a delegate to the United States Congress.
What Happens Next?
Don't try this at the beach, kids!
It'll all end in tears.
Blow!
"An invisible, ancient source of energy surrounds us—energy that powered the first explorations of the world, and that may be a key to the future."
Click on the map above to see as close to real-time patterns of wind flowing over the US. "Surface wind data comes from the National Digital Forecast Database. These are near-term forecasts, updated once per hour."
Those Big Wheels Keep Spinning. Video Of Ocean Currents: "Perpetual Ocean."
Gulf Stream
Southern Ocean
Kuroshio Current
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX7YfXFQgH0]
Sailors take note of the currents dancing in front of your eyes.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rETDTTXJjfU]
Can't get enough? Zone out for 20 minutes with the full length version of swirling ocean surface currents.
Created by the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio.
Screw This Race.
I'm going for a swim!
I wonder how this came about?