Departing the Vail Valley led us to the entrance to the Aspen Valley, with a slight detour to the left in a town called Eagle. Soaring with eagles, breaking new trails, and pushing the limits, is in my comfort zone. One past experiance encompasing all of the post three was a solo overnight windsurf trip that I did from Kapalua, Maui to Waikiki, Oahu. The winds were 25 plus knots and the seas were 10-15 feet plus.
There is a rythym to these huge open ocean waves and I can maneuver between the larger ones when I feel their rythym. However, a rogue wave has no rythym, no warning, and a surprise attack happens, as it lurches at anything in its path. The wave beast did dive on me, as an eagel dives on its prey. A 20 foot plus wall of whitewater towered over Da Slippa{my first custom built windsurfer} and my safety reaction was to dive into the face of this beast. As an added danger, this all happened at 2 am, in the middle of the Molokai Channel, within view of the lights of Waikiki.
A Cruz, a Cara, and a Chan, all live in Eagle and welcomed MauiSkiBus.com, Carolyn, Franklin, Gykaiya, and myself with a true meaning of Aloha. The warmth of their home was most enjoyed by Gykaiya, as she seems to be the one least enjoying sleeping in the non-heated tropical looking MauisSkiBus.com. A huge Mahalo goes to the Tri C’s of Eagle, Colorado.
Contact MauiSkiBus.com at mauistyl@maui.net
Facebook Maui Ski Bus Steve