View From My Paddle Board - Number Seven

Ocean + Paddle Board = Free Therapy

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The Rains Are Coming

I took this photo right before the rains moved onshore.  If you look closely you can see a faint rainbow touching the water.

Kayak at Dusk

I was envious of this couple gliding across the water as the sun set at Duke Kahanamoku beach!  Doesn't that look like the perfect place to be (or maybe out on one of the sailboats in the distance)?  For other sky images from around the world, please visit Skywatch Friday.

Sails

On most evenings there is a parade of sailboats making their way back to the marina near Ala Moana as the sun sets.  Their translucent sails always look so pretty  with the light shining through them.   For more sky photos from around the globe, please go take a look at  Skywatch Friday.

Break Away

I spend most of my week on the windward (east) side of the island.  However, my daughter is on fall break this week and we've been taking advantage of some of the activities Honolulu has to offer.  For her, Ala Moana Beach Park is a saltwater playground.  For me, it's a great place to soak up the view along with some late afternoon rays of sun. 

A Small Lonely Boat

Like a small lonely boat
sails on the Pacific.
no waves, no wind,
on all the sky-line.
Great is this peace,
calm, tranquility.
The silence so deep,
that one starts to dread.
Realizes how close
the opposite are joined.
The peace and unrest,
the joy and sorrow
the laugh and cry.
They do not fight
against one another,
they keep together,
always coexist.
Cannot you know
the one side of it,
cannot value
the WHOLE like One.

-Marie Shipka 

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What's in a Name?

As I took this photo, I noticed the names of some of the boats - Rachel K., Captain Morgan, okay.  But Argo Navis, what does that mean?  Now some of you may already know this but since I didn't I decided to google it!  Here's what I found:

"Low on the southern horizon lies the crown jewel of spring equatorial skies. There are now six constellations among these stars.  These six constellations are the dismembered parts of a much larger constellation outlined by the ancient Greeks. They called it the Great Ship Argo Navis." (Pam Eastlick)

So there you have it, the Argo Navis.

O: Outrigger Canoe

Outrigger canoes can be seen all over the island, but I like this one (which I have seen both in Honolulu and Lanikai) because it has been "upgraded" - it even has a motor attached to the back!  It's ABC Wednesday, and you can see other 'O' photos by clicking HERE.

Come Sail Away...

I like the way the wave has obscured the boat, so all you can see are the sail and the passengers.

Kayak Stack

Saw these kayaks down at Waikiki Beach, just waiting to give vacationers a peek at Honolulu from its best angle - offshore. 

Sunset Sail

Waikiki Beach just after the sun slipped below the horizon.  It's Skywatch Friday, so click HERE to see sky images from around the world.

Blue Dusk

View of the Hawaii Yacht Club just after sunset.  It's Skywatch Friday, so click HERE to see other sky images from around the globe.

Thankful

Workers at Keehi Small Boat Harbor in Honolulu were hauling out one of the docks that broke free during Friday morning's tsunami. About 200 boats, as well as some of the docks and moorings, were damaged during the storm. Fortunately, the surges were small and there were no reports of injuries. (click HERE to read more). I have thought of Japan so often during the last two days, and of the horrific devastation they are trying to cope with.