Christi at Hookipa

Hookipa is a surfing and windsurfing beach and has some great rocks that the surf crashes against. It's great for photos

Me and Dad

Me and dad by the rocks at Hookipa

Christi by the Rocks

A cute shot of Christi by the rocks

Gabey

My brother Gabe with a wave crashing against the rock behind him

Christi and Rocco

Christi and Rocco the finger puppet

Bubble Boy

Gabe blowing a buble while watching the kiteboarders

Kiteboarding

There was a kiteboarding competition going on the day we were there. It was really far out to watch them fly along the water

George & Sibyl

Christi's parents at Hookipa

Mom and Dad

My mom and dad sitting on the hill overlooking the kiteboarders at Hookipa. This shot reminded me of shots I've seen of them when I was a kid in California

Double Kites

Two kiteboarders riding the same wave

Huge Wave

There was massive surf that day, and the kiteboarders were getting on some huge waves

Massive Air

A kiteboarder catching some air as he heads out across the surf

The Approach

Here's a kiteboarder approaching the beach

The Lift

He pulls himself up in the air and pulls one foot out of the binding

The Grab

He pulls his second foot out of the board and grabs it with his hand

The Landing

With board in hand he executes a perfect landing on the beach

The Exit

And he just walks away. The return to the beach was almost more cool than watching them out on the waves

Windsurfer

A windsurfer prepping his board to head out

Local Boy

I figured taking a few shots of this guy might get me out of the doghouse for a few accidental shots of attractive young women I might have gotten on the beach

Big Wave

This guy is flying across the face of a huge wave

Two Styles

A windsurfer heads out while a kiteboarder catches air in the background

Painted Lady

These are some serious tatoos

Racing the Wave

I love this shot of a guy running ahead of the wave

Following the Trail

You can follow the trail of his board and see how he raced up the face of the wave, cut across the top and is now heading down the front

Heading In

Riding down the face of a wave, with a larger one behind it

Looking Over the Bluffs

Paul, Annie, and Mary standing on the bluffs above Honolua bay

Chris

Chris (ever the goofball) standing halfway down the cliffs at Honolua bay with a bunch of surfers behind him

Honolua Surfer

A surfer in Honolua bay. The waves were pretty small the day we went, but it was still cool

Long Board

Christi and I took surf lessons on some seriously long boards

George Hanging Out

Christi's dad came down to the beach in Kihei to watch us take surf lessons

Heading Out

Christi heading out with her board

Paddling Out

Christi looked adorable paddling out on her board. The booties were especially cute

Our Instructor

Here's a shot of one of our surf instructors. He was really cool

My Speed

My favorite part was sitting on the board and paddling around

Like the Commercial

This shot reminds me of the travel commercial where the guy imagines what it's going to be like when he and his wife take surf lessons from cute surfer guys and decides not to do it

Why Take Surf Lessons?

Now I know why Christi wanted to take surf lessons

I'm Up!

We were both able to get up multiple times and it was pretty cool

She's Up

Christi was all stressed out about taking surf lessons because she'd never surfed or skated before, but she was a natural and did much better than I did

Heading In

Here I am heading into the beach with my board

Boogie Boarding

I did a little boogie boarding when some unusually high surf hit the Wailea beach one day

Riding In

Here I am coming in on a fairly messy wave

The Last Day

On the last day before we headed to the airport we went over to Hookipa to watch surfers. They were catching some pretty neat waves

Surfing With The Turtles

Suddenly we realized that turtles were out with the surfers and kept peeking their heads up. You can see one popping his head up behind the surfer on the right

The Littlest Surfer

The waves were pretty big, and as we left we saw this little guy heading out. He paused, did some stretches, and then headed out