Pre-Kaua'i pic

Catherine and Ashela in Lynn Valley Park, Vancouver just before we left for Kaua'i. Thanks to Catherine for putting us up for a couple weeks! Stoked.

Surf check

Riley checking the surf and then chill'n for a cold one. Turns out he only had a 9'6 gun while everyone else had 11ft plus so there's no way he'd be paddling in that day. Maybe we'll hit the beach break in the afternoon.
AJ

Kaua'i exploring

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Southwest Kaua'i

Yesturday on my B-Day Ashela, Riley and I took a rip across the island to the southwest side where we found some great waves (too bad I didn't bring my board!), a tank that either got blown up during some military excercise or who knows what, a bunch of sugar cane fields (owned by the famous Robinson family who also own the forbidden island near by) and a bunch of corn fields. This is also really close to the Waimea Canon and the start of the Napali trail. The terrain here is pretty flat and way dryer than the side we're on. It gets about a 1/4 or less of the rain that the east side gets.

More recent pics

Well, Kaua'i is good. Riley getting in mode.
Today's my b-day and Ashela's was on the 10th last Saturday.
We're going to check out the Napali coast by heli in the next day or so.
supa cool. It's where they filmed Jurrasic Park and King Kong among other movies.

Family & travel

More pics from my house check up in Tofino. Full moon over Kennedy Lake, Sepp getting a mini head dip.
Riley's cousin Owen looking very mischevious.
Riley and me biking around Hanalei. That's how Riley helps me do surf checks. You sure get alot more smiles from people biking around like that. Top shot, Ashela on a cloudy morning surf check across the street.

Travell'n and visiting

Here's some of Riley visiting with Grandma and then with Grandpa during his first Christmas.
There's me ?? A sweet barrel on Vargas Island when I went back to Tofino for a few days. Sepp took me out in our old jet ski.
And of course Ashela hanging with Riley.

Family catch up time

1) Ian meeting Riley for the first time.
2) Paul, Stacey, Leland & Sierra in Seattle as we passed through for a visit on the way to Kaua'i .. too short a visit thats for sure.
3) My cousins and Riley - Jason, Jordan and Luke .. good to see you guys! -Stellarton, NS
4) Riley on the left and his new cousin Ben on the right in Windsor, Ont @ Lenisa and Derek's