Dock's Fundraising Cycling Trip EI, NC to Key West
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A North Shore Odysea…
A North Shore Odysea is a continuing sub-part of The Adventures of Dock & The Warhorse. I plan to cycle coast after coast continuing to raise awareness of and combat youthful substance abuse/addiction and to encourage smart choices and healthy living. To follow along, go to www.cdockei2kw.tumblr.com. To make a charitable contribution, go wo www.ccsap.com. All funds raised by my efforts go to the cause. My adventures are entirely self-supported and my way of contributing to said cause. CCSAP is the Coastal Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention. If you know of any similar organizations that you think might care to link-up, as I attempt to grow this event, please feel free to email me at dockhooks@mac.com. I am in this for the long haul. “Time roll on…” (Allman Brothers)
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A North Shore Odysea…
So many coasts to cruise. Come along. It’s all so right-on..!
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Got to have some Pipe on a North Shore winter day, so, here you go. ENLARGE…
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A North Shore Odysea…
Whether simply passing through, staying at Debby & Derek’s, staying at Turtle Bay, catching a wave, charging a hill, hanging out with friends… the North Shore roks..!
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Debby & Derek’s house at 59-774 Kapuhi Place set against the side of a small mountain/rain forest (Pupukea) and looks out toward’s Three Tables. This is Island/Rok life in it’s essence. By the way, they rent their downstairs (beautifully renovated rather large two bedroom, full kitchen, etc.). It is a great get away ideal for small families, couples, singles, etc. with Three Table, the bike trail, Starbucks, etc. close and convenient. If interested, shoot them an email at dejongddd3@mac.com.
Mahalo and lots of aloha their way for allowing me to hang with them for a while… I am so fortunate to be the receiver of so much love..! -
Hale’iwa is quaint, cool, often crowded, proper, begging for bike and walking trails, casual “no shirt, no shoes…” and really deserves a close photo op displaying its many charms. Here are a few…
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As I pull away from surf breaks, bikinis, and casual cruising, I change pace and head for some North Shore road work, etc. detouring from quaint Hale’iwa and heading up the Dole Plantation Hill (the Kam Hwy). This road is a serious pull with beautiful scenery (mountains, coffee fields, pineapple fields, sugar cane, wind farm, the the Dole Plantation/Plant and related tourist draw…).
For years, this has been a big part of my training workouts [running (those were the days…) & cycling intermixed with various calisthenics]. Doing this hill work on a hotrod road bike is intense, but charging same on a one speed beach cruiser takes things to yet another level! My hats off to all that go for it & those who have. I have only ever seen one other person charge that hill with one gear and fat tires, and she crushed it! That is not to say that others couldn’t. My point here is to throw this out as a challenge, a change of pace, another way to do it… The uphill is intense and I like to do it three times in a row with sets of PUs, SUs, etc. at the top and bottom each time. It’s rewarding in many ways..!
On the downhill, I assume the cruise position, which is, instead of an aero all-out speed pose, sitting up with one’s knees bent and feet on the center-bar. That position on the bike has a sensation similar to a long trim on a wave and is also somewhat yoga-esque. At really high speeds, it feels sort of transcendental, as the whistling wind becomes a meditative ohm of sort… In the distance, as one proceeds toward the North Shore/Country, the azure ocean with all it’s action or not awaits as a perfect splashdown point upon completion… Hooyah/right-on/far-out/f…..g charging..!
