Eddie Would Go!!

This is not Eddie!! Just some crazy surfer from today! The water wasn't really that blue. I was standing next to a guy in a blue shirt and somehow the color came into the photograph!

If you have spent any time out here in the islands then you have probably seen bumper stickers, signs, t-shirts, etc... that say Eddie would go! Eddie was a huge big wave surfer out here and I always assumed that this saying referred to him surfing the big waves but my kind husband informed me of the real story behind the saying! Apparently Eddie was on the Hawaii kayak team that was kayaking from Hawaii to another polynesian island such as Fiji, Tahaiti, I can't remember which one but on the way they came into trouble and Eddie left the group to go and see if he could find help and was never seen again. His team was rescued but the sacrifice of Eddie was not forgotten!(a good sized wave)

The reason I thought this saying meant Eddie would surf the big waves is because there is a surf contest out here called the Eddie Aikau and it is on one the biggest waves in the world. The contest only happens ever couple years because the waves have to hit a certain height! Jared and I have been dying to see this contest and finally it might happen tomorrow!

They thought it would go today so we (me and some friends, Jared of course is gone right now) headed up the north shore this morning bright and early along with everyone else that lives on this island.The Crowds and this is just the small section!

Kailie spent her time chasing puppies just like her mom!and climbing everything just like her dad!

The contest was a no go but the waves were awesome and the surfers were crazy!!

This was the biggest set we saw! IT was HUGE!! There are two waves in this picture! They don't look that big but then you see This!!

Those guys are 6 feet or so and that wave is BIG, BIG, BIG!! It was awesome!!

One lonely surfer surrounded by thousands of people!

This is Sharks Cove one of our favorite snorkel spots! Definitely don't think anyone was snorkeling there today!!

I hope it goes tomorrow because after all these were just wossey little waves that anyone could ride no problem!! It looks overcast and rainy but actually it was just the sea spray from all the huge waves!

By the way today is also the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack which is something we should always remember!!