MAUI HAWAII WINDSURFING SUP SURF BOOGIE BOARD PINA COLADAS

Close your eyes and imagine the offshore wind whistling over the smooth sandy beaches and the crashing mess of the huge waves hitting the beach and rolling in, day in and out. This is my Virtual Vacation!

Sounds kinda funny... but I'm actually Not looking for the biggest relaxation getaway, but a bit more activity- more like Seinfeld (or for the younger generation- How I Met Your Mother) meets Kelly Slater in a modified updated version and continuation of the Beach Party. Tons of  Fun. Four of us arrived Saturday at noon at Spreckelsville- our island host, Cesar, greeted us with fresh pineapple and coconut Pina Colada's. We jumped in the Jeep and drove up to an architect's dream getaway- it was built by two windsurfing nuts who spent most of their time here- the coolest oceanfront bamboo beach-chic hut with a grass roof, an elevated wraparound terrace jutting out over the beach with adirondack chairs, ceiling fans, outside shower, wet bar with snacks included, a personal chef (why not?)... hut is fully equipped with boards and sails. oh, and an outdoor jacuzzi and pool. yeah, that oughta do it. Guzzled our fancy drinks and jumped out of our clothes into bikini's and board shorts.. our outfits for the next seven days. Surfs up! 

BOOGIE BOARD Grabbed our boogie boards and headed to Ka'anapali beach- where we found some bigger waves, yet consistent, and water was clear and warm. At first I kept missing all the waves - felt like grandma surfing - then finally waves were getting faster and adrenaline kicked in.. we were rippin' it - one wave after another - until... well let's just say after swallowing a few quartz of water from our ocean barreling, we took a break and floated on our boogie boards, snorkeled and saw giant sea turtles, dolphins and whales... then back for more.

WINDSURFING (or as I like to call it.. FLYING) 

Ho’okipa Love to fly over and break through the silky waves.. this is the place. Fred, Barney and George (you know who you are!) are forces to be reckoned with.. after fussing over the proper gear, equipment, sails, boom and foot placements.. they went out for a set, heads were ablaze with rage, they gunned down the line, saw the lip, hit it with all their mighty passion, and aired, aired, aired! Feeling of weightlessness. I could hear the cheers in their heads it was so loud. The last few days were awesome.. time had come I had to give myself a little pep talk as my head was still recovering from the previous evening of bongo beating. I did my first forward loop.. then all of us girls were doing backloops, goiters, crocks, slim-jims, aurora legos, universal radar rocket mounts (ok, fake lingo) Anyways, we had great airtime and then some. We were ready for the world special tour.


JAWS 

Headed to check out the bad-ass wave surfing spot called JAWS.. locally known as Peahi.. biggest surf spot on the north shore, and considered to have some of the worlds largest waves. It's a whole different ball-game.. fierce waves that can actually swallow you.. some get as high as 50 feet... and higher. We watched the womens world surf finals and was blown away by a petite blond woman named Betty from Brazil (via Hood River via Maui)- no fear - she ripped the hardest throughout the event and took home the win. After the event.. for an adrenaline kick, Wilma and I had wave-runners take us through the swells and monster waves. Even virtually I break out in a sweat looking at this surf. There's a reason they call it JAWS!! You go...

R&F (Relaxation and Fun) Fat naps and massages in between activities, Mama's Fish House for lunch, and instant happy hour boost- island drinks and luau's every day... The four of us joined a reggae band for the week.. it was mandatory we had 3 shots of tequila before each set, wore dreadlocks and and played bongos. Guys were lookin' freeky - mix between Chevy Chase and Bob Marley.. and that's a compliment. What can I say, us girls (Wilma, Betty and me - you know who you are!) rocked it - glowing tans and spot-on beat. We're jammin' jammin' jammin' jammin' And we're jammin' in the name of the Lord.. We're jammin' we're jammin' we're jammin' hope ya like jammin too...


SUP 

Waz SUP! We went over to Kanaha and sailed on SUP's. At this point there were some over mast high sets- but just to be out there with few others- not worrying about getting in the way of surfers, was awesome. Whales were pretty active.. one side-swiped me in a friendly way.. I could tell bc he didn't swallow me! Eventually when we grew tired of paddling, our new island friend- let's call him Flipper.. took us to a favorite hang out spot for dolphins - the caves between La Perouse and Kaupo - floating through peacefully we marveled at the absolute beauty of the lava formations and listened to the waves that echoed through the caves. This was a piece of heaven. 


Check back in a couple of months as I'll be writing about my REAL experience there.. and how it compares to my virtual. 

JAWS PEAHI MAUI WINDSURFING HAWAII

Please finish all these sentences:

I’m a big believer in…. focus, friends that make you laugh, and noodles.

Call me crazy but…. if thai curry is wrong, I don’t want to be right!

My favorite place on earth is…. US would be Cottonwood Canyons, in the world? Virtually it's Maui... and anywhere there's a noodle shop!

My friends are…. KooKoo... and trying to help me find noodle shops.

I could never…. Give up skiing, kissing, wine and noodles!

I’ve always wanted to…. water start and jibe while eating noodles!

Life is nothing without…. a good laugh, thai curry noodles and John Stewart and The Colbert Report.

Today I will…. Eat Pray Love and buy more noodles!

If I had the power I would…. be able to master the sport of surfing, skiing, save all animal and children and spread the love with my noodles!

I am…. grateful for close friends and family, Fibi, Taxi, Essy, Peanut and Kosmo! and thai curry noodles…