08-26-2015, 07:31 AM
"...the Duke probably didn't play at night."
Yep, we can only guess. Call me a romantic, but I tend to lean toward guessing he ended up paddling out by moonlight in that area at least once.
"...were under the impression that they owned the ocean."
Sounds exactly like the couple of guys I would see in the area of Queens who once on a wave would literally be constantly yelling at everyone around them to get out of the way, from start to finish. Was freakin ridiculous. Like what's the point for them of even being out there, enjoyment? If was too crowded for me to get enough enjoyment, I'd just pick another time. Hence, the occasional episodes of moonlit night surfing.
"The moral to that story is: Surfing or playing in the ocean depths where sharks are known to be, doesn't become a reality until ya see's em or worse, get tasted!."
If there was one, I suppose my closest call (that I was aware of) came on a very uncrowded quiet weekday at Honoli'i. I had taken a quick late morning break from work. Soon after my return I heard from friends that someone had just been bitten at Honoli'i (they routinely listen to the scanner, having a relative who is a firefighter). I calculated it must have happened within a half hour or so of my getting out of the water. Naturally made me wonder what may have been lurking nearby as I was totally oblivious. Later on I learned the person had received quite a substantial bite in the arse as they were paddling.
Bringing it back to Duke, I spotted this about Duke and sharks:
"The article says, as a boy, Duke would playfully approach sharks in the harbor and have them chase him, sometimes in front of horrified passengers in passing steamers. The passengers threw coins at Duke, who collected them in his mouth. The trans-Pacific travelers who leaned over the steamer rail and threw coins did not know that Duke would "be known the world over as the world's greatest swimmer.""
https://sites.google.com/a/hawaii.edu/nd...kahanamoku
"And the Duke? I'd wager much, that he saw em too, and wasn't so dumb or ignorant like me, as to play in those waves in the dark."
Maybe not dumb enough to play in those waves in the dark, but apparently had the gumption to collect coins by taunting sharks into chasing him in broad daylight.
Yep, we can only guess. Call me a romantic, but I tend to lean toward guessing he ended up paddling out by moonlight in that area at least once.
"...were under the impression that they owned the ocean."
Sounds exactly like the couple of guys I would see in the area of Queens who once on a wave would literally be constantly yelling at everyone around them to get out of the way, from start to finish. Was freakin ridiculous. Like what's the point for them of even being out there, enjoyment? If was too crowded for me to get enough enjoyment, I'd just pick another time. Hence, the occasional episodes of moonlit night surfing.
"The moral to that story is: Surfing or playing in the ocean depths where sharks are known to be, doesn't become a reality until ya see's em or worse, get tasted!."
If there was one, I suppose my closest call (that I was aware of) came on a very uncrowded quiet weekday at Honoli'i. I had taken a quick late morning break from work. Soon after my return I heard from friends that someone had just been bitten at Honoli'i (they routinely listen to the scanner, having a relative who is a firefighter). I calculated it must have happened within a half hour or so of my getting out of the water. Naturally made me wonder what may have been lurking nearby as I was totally oblivious. Later on I learned the person had received quite a substantial bite in the arse as they were paddling.
Bringing it back to Duke, I spotted this about Duke and sharks:
"The article says, as a boy, Duke would playfully approach sharks in the harbor and have them chase him, sometimes in front of horrified passengers in passing steamers. The passengers threw coins at Duke, who collected them in his mouth. The trans-Pacific travelers who leaned over the steamer rail and threw coins did not know that Duke would "be known the world over as the world's greatest swimmer.""
https://sites.google.com/a/hawaii.edu/nd...kahanamoku
"And the Duke? I'd wager much, that he saw em too, and wasn't so dumb or ignorant like me, as to play in those waves in the dark."
Maybe not dumb enough to play in those waves in the dark, but apparently had the gumption to collect coins by taunting sharks into chasing him in broad daylight.