We've been to the islands countless times in the last 30 years, but I've never brought my PG gear along. This time I brought both my Avax XC3 and the 16 meter Firefly.
The Oahu crew is very welcoming and I had no problem hooking up with enthusiastic and friendly locals for site intro and weather beta. Thom, Woody, Duck, and many others made me feel welcome.
According to the local weather gurus (and many are) it has been a squirrelly June but I was able to get two very nice flights at Kahana Bay. The site is a 350' hike-up with an easy LZ on the beach. An easy climb up the ridge, followed by some fat thermals to cloudbase and above, make the flying fun and the perspectives beautiful. I'm hoping to get a couple more days in the air here -
The winds have freshened to speed-wing velocities so I may break out the Firefly. Here are some photos taken with my phone -
I hope everybody is getting some air! Fly safe -
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| Above the ridge looking North |
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| Above the ridge looking across Kahana Bay at Ka'a'awa |
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| Happy (if a bit burned) camper |
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| Looking down at the Kahana LZ (the keyhole on the beach) |
Aloha Tim,
ReplyDeleteI hope you and Mary come back soon. Next time maybe we will get more flying weather. Still has not been that great since you left as you would see on our Blog. Very few stories.
Keep blogging if we are not flying at least I can read about someone that is.
Aloha,
Thom "Sidehill" Therrien
Breathtaking pictures. Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteWow, amazing pictures! I am impressed :)
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