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Hawaii

  • Nice inside section!
  • Big swell on the west coast.
  • Flat lift - Kalani and Krystl
  • Double shaka for the biggest wave caught that day - Chuck and Lauren
  • The canoes are catching nice ones too
  • Acro lift - Fred and lily
  • Kids play in the Makaha shorebreak
  • West Coast magical landscape in Oahu
  • Lockie is climbing trees
  • Sunset beach walk for Lily and the kids
  • We took so many pictures of sunsets in Hawaii!
  • Big jump in the shorey
  • Krystl wanted to have a sunset surf for her birthday.. She caught insane rides w
  • Contorsion lift - Kalani and Krystl
  • beautiful form for this Arm to arm lift
  • Full speed Scorpion lift
  • Front arch split - Kalani and Krystl
  • Arabesque - Kalani and Krystl
  • Alaia time for Fred (finless wooden board)
  • Pure joy of riding the Alaia in Makaha
  • Split acro lift - Kalani and Krystl
  • Stunning mountain behind Makaha
  • One arm back lift - Fred and Lily
  • Falcon lift - Fred and Lily
  • Attitude lift - Fred and Lily
  • Grass shack lift - Fred and Lily
  • Front angel lift - Fred and Lily
  • Arabesque lift - Fred and Lily
  • Craddle lift - Fred and Lily
  • Arabesque lift - Fred and Lily
  • Shortboard - Fred
  • Watching the waves before going to bed
  • River-alike rip at Pipeline
  • J.O.B. at Pipeline
  • Checking out Waimea breaking
  • John-John knows well his Pipeline wave
  • The Pipeline surfing contest
  • Sunset on the North Shore
  • Big smile after a fun surf
  • Lily has a surf on the North Shore
  • Off to Leleo Kinimaka's workshop for the making of an ancient surfboard replica.
  • Leleo is working on the Kikoo board
  • One of Leleo's paddle detail
  • Lockie is helping uncle Leleo sanding a little wooden sculpture
  • Work in progress
  • Baby Elliot is sleeping deeply despite the power tools noise
  • Tree will become a surfboard
  • Delivery of the Duke's replica by the master himself, Leleo Kinimaka
  • Fred is very happy, thanks Leleo
  • Classic holidays pictures
  • Relaxing in Waikiki
  • Waikiki beach
  • Lily and Lockie at Waikiki
  • Waikiki baths
  • Baby Elliot has the first surf of his life

On December 2015, we had an amazing trip in Hawaii. We have spent 10 days on the West Coast, then 10 other days on the North Shore.

Our two boys came along, Lockie 5y. old and Elliot who had just turned 1y. old. We got very lucky to hire a great babysitter who lives in Makaha, where we stayed. The kids enjoyed playing under the trees and making friends on the beach, while we were tandem surfing the iconic wave. We met our tandem surfing friends from Hawaii, but we had the opportunity to catch up with Californian and French couples too.

The island of Oahu has many different faces, and when we moved to the North Shore it was an other world: packed with pro surfers and tourists from everywhere, all the eyes focused on the big surf. Fred had a blast surfing all the waves he has always dreamed of: Pipeline, Sunset, Backyards, V-Land... He used the finless wooden Alaia, the 6'0 Al Merrick (until I snapped it) and a 7'4". I was quite nervous about surfing on THE North Shore and I gave it a first go on my little boy's soft top board, my "fun machine", on an easy spot called "Freddies". Catching waves way too big for a foamy, I got confident enough to have a surf on a more challenging break, on my favorite gunny 6'3" (I snapped this one too, bouh).

Down to the East Coast, we have spent a day with Leleo Kinimaka, wood worker artist, who made a beautiful replica of the Duke's board called a Kikoo, out of 5 different local trees. The kids loved watching the process and Lockie helped Leleo to sand a little wooden sculped fishing hook. The master gave him the precious piece, making this experience feeling even more special.

The tour wouldn't be complete without a day trip in busy Waikiki Beach. Elliot had his first surf ever, tandeming with daddy. We later met with Leleo who delivered the heavy Kikoo all tinted and ready for a ride with its owner Fred.

Lily

Check out Leleo's website: www.hawaiianpaddle.com