home.

i'm home. it's nice.

i'll be in touch.

maui musts: whale watching.

when it comes to whale migration,

maui in feb and march is THE place to be.

miss katie and i boarded one of these beauties and soaked up sun

while we headed to molokini for some serious snorkeling action

(more on that later).

our snorkeling expedition quickly turned into a full on

whale watching cruise.

whale mamas and babies were EVERYWHERE

(it was tough to catch them on camera).

i did manage to catch a whale tail a time (or two).

pictures or no, the snorkeling and impromptu

whale watching cruise was a dee-light!

as we were headed for dry land, we saw this little guy

on a rock. i was a little grossed out. okay...a LOT!

but it was kinda fun in all it's freakiness. a real, live octopus!

anyway. back to the whales. go to maui in february.

watch the whales. it's basically the best thing ever. a definite maui must!

coming soon: maui musts and busts.

aloha...from my office in mission viejo.

back to the grind. dreaming of maui.

i'm OBSESSED with maui.

if you haven't been, you NEED to go. serious.

over the next few days, i'm going to be sharing some of

the best and worst (mostly best...'cause it's all amazing!) of maui.

get ready and get excited!

surf's up.

finally made it to maui.

today was a most delicious day filled with beaching,

snorkeling, surfing and whale watching.

yep...you read that right. surfing.

now, i use the term very loosely, as the lesson

was filled with lots...

and lots...

and LOTS of wipeouts.

but i eventually made it to my knees...

...and even got up on my feet for a few seconds.

so basically...i'm a surfer now.

it's what i do. better than kayaking anyway.