As I am sure the world has been saturated with this 11March2011 devestation, I have nothing new to add. Not much of an adventure for me b/c I was stuck on the hill, trapped in the pretty pink pit. Since I'm an occifer I can't just say peace out; I had to hang around. Surely, if my honeydew had called frantic and truly was in need of rescue I would have abadoned my post and gone on a different and more meaningful mission...that of saving my family. While I have a love/hate relationship with the Army I have kept close to my heart that I am a soldier, quite low in the total scheme of things, and that the Army would cut me loose without second thought if the circumstances called.
Speaking of Honeydew, she was the Hero of the hour! The ocean is our front yard and our community was made to evacuate.With me stuck at work unable to lead her; she packed up the necessary items, gathered the DT's and the dog and headed for higher ground. Our pastor also came over to load things into the car and lead the way back to their hale.
Truly, the one thing that makes me who I am today is her! My life would be boiling like Kilauea if I didn't have her.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Fishing...From da Kayak
Now that the kayak has accessories and is ready to go fishing, it's time to hit the water. Went out down from the house on the other side of the rifle range with a few AquaHunters members and enjoyed a few hours on a nice day with nice water. Caught my first fish from a kayak, a Ta'ape or Bluestrip Snapper; small kine but apparently good to fry up or use as chum. I was advised not to throw it back in the water as it was introduced to Hawaiian waters and has been destructive to the ecosystem.
Is it me or are there many attempts to help nature out only to make it worse?
Ended up catching two more small fish, Moana or Many bar goatfish, which is praised as a great bait fish for pelagics.
After 4 hours on the water I'm tired, sore, toasted, and stoked!
Here's a pic of me and my small Ta'ape!
Is it me or are there many attempts to help nature out only to make it worse?
Ended up catching two more small fish, Moana or Many bar goatfish, which is praised as a great bait fish for pelagics.
After 4 hours on the water I'm tired, sore, toasted, and stoked!
Here's a pic of me and my small Ta'ape!
Off The Grid but Not By Choice
So, yeah, we were without electricity for 24 hours due to the rare, but usually catastrophic storm with heavy winds and rain. Power ceased about 3am and Honeydew and I finally figured out why a little later as we were driving to get breakfast...there were about 10+ powerline knocked down into the street. Figured it was gonna be awhile so we stayed out till after lunch. Should have stayed out longer cuz I overheard some peeps talking about how the Hawaiin Electric workers walked off the job at 330pm on strike. Such a convienent coincedence.
I had plans on building a cart using pvc to get my kayak from pt A to pt B without dragging it on the ground but now that I didn't have use of my tools what was I to do with my time? Can't sit on my okole with the computer, can't play video games, can't go fishing, can't see without lights. Honeydew lit about 100 candles around the house and I went shopping for supplies needed for the project. A real man wouldn't let a lack of electricity to stop him from building, besides building without power and in the dark sounds like an adventure!
No power to cut pvc! Easy fix, just dust off the hand saw. No power to drill holes in pvc! Ummmmm, here's were the adventure begins. After a couple of minutes scratching myself I remembered I had an old hand drill for drilling in wood. Why I have this I have no idea, but it came in handy, until I realized pvc was much tougher than wood! But wait, I had another great idea. PVC=plastic...heat=melted plastic. I heated the metal drill bit with a lighter and then drilled throught the pvc like butter. Project turned out better than I expected, but was probably due to the caution I took to measure and re-measure. Projects that turn out correct on the first attempt usually don't happen too often.
I had plans on building a cart using pvc to get my kayak from pt A to pt B without dragging it on the ground but now that I didn't have use of my tools what was I to do with my time? Can't sit on my okole with the computer, can't play video games, can't go fishing, can't see without lights. Honeydew lit about 100 candles around the house and I went shopping for supplies needed for the project. A real man wouldn't let a lack of electricity to stop him from building, besides building without power and in the dark sounds like an adventure!
No power to cut pvc! Easy fix, just dust off the hand saw. No power to drill holes in pvc! Ummmmm, here's were the adventure begins. After a couple of minutes scratching myself I remembered I had an old hand drill for drilling in wood. Why I have this I have no idea, but it came in handy, until I realized pvc was much tougher than wood! But wait, I had another great idea. PVC=plastic...heat=melted plastic. I heated the metal drill bit with a lighter and then drilled throught the pvc like butter. Project turned out better than I expected, but was probably due to the caution I took to measure and re-measure. Projects that turn out correct on the first attempt usually don't happen too often.
Water Pic of the Day
A U.S. Soldier with the 10th Special Forces Group and his military working dog jump off the ramp of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment during water training over the Gulf of Mexico March 1, 2011, as part of exercise Emerald Warrior 2011. Emerald Warrior is an annual two-week joint/combined tactical exercise sponsored by U.S. Special Operations Command designed to leverage lessons learned from operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez, U.S. Air Force/Released (Photo by U.S. Army)
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Choke Water
Finally got the chance to take the maiden voyage and test my skills as a fishing paddler. Started in front of my house
then paddled across the Pearl Harbor Channel to Hickam AFB boat harbor
and back to the house; paddled just a hair over 4 miles. Didn't get any bites but it sure was nice being out on the water again. I sure do miss my boat!
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