Vox Clamantis In Paradiso

Vox Clamantis In Paradiso

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Date Night, Pearl Harbor, and North Shore! Oh My!



That’s right. Date night.  Once a training trip, all the ladies on the team pick a random name out of a bag that matched them with a men’s team member. How the newly formed couples approach the night varies greatly. Couples went solo or took Waikiki by storm in large groups. Aaron, whose actual girlfriend drew Jay, Mr. Steal Your Girl Schulte, decided to keep an eye on him and went on a group date, choosing to take photos hanging on the rim of a local basketball court (Check out the photo). Regardless of who got whom, everyone had a great time. Everyone got at least one awesome photo trying to one up other groups. At the end of the night, nothing could beat siting on Waikiki as the moon shone above and the waves crashed on the shore.


We didn’t have any practice that whole day which gave us our first day off of the trip. After a 630 AM wake up, everyone met up with their drivers and went down to the USS Arizona memorial at Pearl Harbor. The trip made us appreciate where we are all coming from; some of our own relatives fought in the war. The boat ride out to the platform above the Arizona made me sit back and give thanks for both my grandfathers who stormed the beaches of France and all of the men who fought for their country. From there, the team went to pipeline. Pipeline is the Mecca of gnarly barrels. The waves were choppy that day so the Masters competition was called off for the day. Still, walking onto the beach and seeing all of the team react to the giant waves put a smile on my face.  

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