One of the coolest things about Christmas Island Bonefishing is the ocean side flats–specifically the Korean Wreck and Submarine. These flats feature fish that come directly from the ocean to feed on the coral reef flats on the incoming tides. These ocean side fish are usually bigger and stronger than the fish found on the…
A fly fishing film maker couldn’t ask for better talent than my twin nephews Mathew and Michael. The footage for this film was primarily shot with GoPro Hero 3s, and the Panasonic GH4. Some of the footage was taken on Waynes Xacti. It was tough to shoot the actually hookups . Trevally are so unpredictable.…
”The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought…
—=== Due to the large amount of Media Collected on this trip, this post remains a work in progress and will me modified for about a month as I get the stills and videos edited ==– The Photography Click to see the Flikr Photosets This last week marked my fifth trip to Christmas…
Hawaiian bonefish experts mostly agree that Oahu has the best bone fishing flats with Molokai a close second. Some of the biggest bonefish in the pacific come from the waters off Hawaii. Its been too long since Gina and I took off alone for Hawaii. As I planned my return to Christmas Island a year…
Our good friends Delene and Duane invited us to Seascape this weekend. The Girls spent the rainy weekend scrap-booking while Duane and I caught up with some movies. The rain paused shortly and we got a chance to walk the beach . I had a chance to experiment with the Lumix GX7 with the Lumix…
Gina came across some old pics from 2007. Columbia’s Med School campus is a stones throw from Gina’s sisters home in New Jersey. Here are some pictures of Mia touring Columbia undergrad and Mark Skateboarding all over the place. There are some shots of the subway she will be taking to school and in…
After 30 years of hope and anticipation, thanks to a great friend, we were given the opportunity to have dinner at Disneyland’s Mysterious Club 33. For those who have never heard of this club, it is a private club located in the heart of New Orleans Square at 33 Royal Street. Club rooms that make…
Of all weekends to hang at Seascape Resort in Aptos, we picked the stormiest. While Mark took the day Ski Bus to Kirkwood for some Snowboarding, we checked out the Seascape Resort in Aptos for the first time for one day. I must say that it is a great get away for the weekend with…
The summer has been busier than usual, perhaps its the fact that our kids have been doing academic things all summer with Mia in Summer Session at Berkeley and Mark taking 4 days a week of SAT prep. The summer is over in two weeks with both our kids starting school. The office is…
Our window of opportunity for a family vacations this year was narrow but we managed to calender this past week a vacation to Maui. Accompanying us on the trip was Alex Shearer (Mia’s friend from CAL) and we booked the first part of the trip at the Kanapalli Alii. Also, we had a chance to…
Having taken the last week off for our son’s Spring Break. it didn’t dawn on us that he would rather play golf everyday than to hang with us for the week so we decided to go visit the Central Coast for a few days. Frank and Kim, two of our close friends moved there…
Now that the motorhome is prime, and after last years SCALPED yosemite camping reservation adventure in which Mia managed to get us some last minute prime camping reservation in Upper River from Craigs list, its time to try to get some legit reservations. As it has been always, Yosemite camping reservations are made 6 months…
The LA TV stations called it the biggest rain storm in 70 years! Mark and I called it Nirvanna as we rode rides with no lines and had our way with the park till midnight dressed like fishermen. In all the years of going to Disneyland the week before Christmas to celebrate Gina and…
We use to wake up at 6 in the morning 5 months in advance of when we wanted to camp and hammer the site until we got our reservations. We even used a war dialer before the Internet! This years camping was made possible Mia scalping some tickets on Craigslist. I have to admit that…
What a great place to spend the 4th of July. Mia, Mark, Gina and Nick revisit Gina’s root in New Jersey. Dad reconects with the famous Nat Nadler. Watching fireworks in Leonia on the high school football field. Mia checked out NBC at 30 Rock for a possible internship next year. Get the flash player…
I planned two fishing trips to the St Mary’s this year and this was the week I was leaving on the first trip. Two weeks ago, my daughter pointed out that this would be the only week that we could go on a vacation together with the summer coming to an end with CAL semester…
I was so looking forward to Hurricane Felicia. It was interesting to watch the island preparing for the worst. I met a man from Home Depot that was in charge of securing the store for the storm so that in the event of a disaster, they could help rebuild the island. Brilliant. Anyways, the “Caine”…
What happened today in Vegas … We shopped in the Mall of Malls–” The Fashion Show” and we found my daughters Prom dress.