::WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS::

It never drizzles in Maui, if there's a drizzle it's because there just was, or soon will be, a torrential downpour of tropical proportions. But, I had a lazy morning taking care of a sore elbow, so the rain wasn't going to keep me from training with the boys this afternoon. We did laps of the airport, 4 of 'em, with a nice cooldown up Baldwin and back. 50km in total, pretty weird how a 50km ride feels kind of "short" for me now... the crazy is contagious!! Thanks to Andrew "I can't believe I wore white today" McCartney and Simon "the meteorologist" Whitfield for a really fun ride, and a wicked training session. After that I headed to the gym, and hammered out some weights; happy to say that the "trim and lean" (didn't say skinny) triathlete look isn't as contagious, as the team's uplifting and welcoming vibes. Hugs all around. Especially for Rapp, two hugs for Rapp... sorry I touched your onions.

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So I will admit to not taking this photo, of a baby humpback whale breaching. BUT, I will add that that Maui Queen Lauren "OC-Wonder" Spalding-Bartlett and I saw exactly that yesterday while we were on the water, just outside Kahalui Harbor yesterday afternoon. It was rainy and overcast, but the baby whale was spectacular. We were clearly interupting baby-whale's breach lesson, cause I heard mom-whale's growl reverberate through my surfski and penetrate my very being with what could have only been mother-whale for "get lost little boats, we're having a special moment". Thanks for an amazing (mental)picture, and have a great swim to Alaska, whales. Speaking of whale babies, I have a big day tomorrow, a big day of training, and it's also the day my lovely mom, Beata birthed me... she never did teach me to breach, and we never swam to Alaska together, but her plankton-stew recipe rivals the best any humpback mom can boast. Thanks ma.

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