Tribute to Peter Wind

We lost a good man this week, Peter Wind, Co-Owner of the Hawaiian Island School of Massage in Captain Cook, Hawaii. Olivia and I flew out to meet Greg in Kona for his memorial service and it was one that really made you stop and think about the quality of your life on this earth.

I will share some wonderful shots of Peter in this blog. What people had to share about this incredible man makes me strive to be a better person and in the end, that's all that we can aspire to be in this lifetime, better people so that when we leave this place, we are a legacy to the true meaning of living and our purpose is to inspire others to do the same. I cannot express, what a wonderful feeling it was to be around people who truly appreciated the essence of this incredible human being. We should all aspire to hear those words about us when our time comes to pass.

I have to also mention that his Wife, Lynn, did an amazing job at sharing her life with her husband with us, even in her time of mourning. It was truly beautiful to hear how much love she and Peter shared. I'm most certainly envious of their 30 years together and it gives me hope in knowing that true love, though not without difficulties, sacrifices and challenges, does exist and as long as your love for the other person is mutually undying. Life can be amazing when you find someone who loves you as much as they loved each other.

So to Lynn, my love, respect and admiration goes out to you for your courage and your amazing reverence for your soul mate, thank you for giving the rest of us hope. You are an inspiration and a true leader in the field of life and love, just by how you and Peter lived. So thank you so much for loving all of us.




We'll miss Peter tremendously. Although I did not know him as long as most of those people at yesterday's service, I can honestly say that I am all the better for knowing him for the amount of time that I did and am so grateful to have had the opportunity to share some wonderful time with him. I will miss him greatly.

Aloha,
Roxanne

Just spending some great time with great people!

The Southern California Hamada's visiting us in HI
Darren, Lauren, Uncle Bob, Laurie, Auntie Elaine, Me and Auntie Catherine.















Dick Brewer's - Kahala Aloha Shirt Design Kick-Off at Kahala, in Ala Moana
Me and the man, Dick Brewer, super surfboard designer & surfer dude!















Rick, the Ultimate Surfer Dude and Me @ the Brewer Release Party















Tiana and Timmy, My babies!


















Annette, Me and Daddy

SURFING AND DOLPHINS

Okay, so I've been wanting to get my bootie on a surfboard for some time, now, a wonderful friend hooked me up with a brand new board, a Stewart and it is incredible. Today, I went out with a friend to Kaimana Beach and wow, we surfed with a pod of about 100 spinner dolphins and even saw honu out there. it was amazing. OMG, speechless!

So I did okay, learning how to turn and how to get on a wave fast, but damn, I hate those nose dives when you're too far forward. recommend that you don't wear a suit that is sensitive to shifts in wave bashing because, it seems to move on impact. Enough said.

Have a great day!

A day in the life of GREG!

the Grifter!


















The Porsche!

















The Front Gate



















Dinner @ Chez Greg's

Voggy! on Saddle Road

Taking Greg's dad's car to Hilo to ship to Virginia. I got to drive the cool Jeep Wrangler, like how it drives and rides, maybe I'll have to get one of these!


















Check out the VOG. Man it was so thick you could have cut it with a knife

Spinning Dolphins

Okay, today was in INCREDIBLE day, by even my standards!
We had a fabulous breakfast omlet with spinach, eggs, bacons and cheese, some nice toast and the last of the incredible wild rice from the other night. Yummy.

We headed out to Kealakekua Bay to hopefully have a chance to swim with the dolphins, and boy did we ever, they were everywhere! We rented a kayak and just had a wonderful time with them swimming all around us. It was magical. On the way back we stopped at the Coffee Shack, they bake their own bread and make their own yummies! Salad and a Sandwich.

Our friend Chet, a Thai massage Master offered to work on both Greg and I and we had 5 hours of incredible Thai Massage. Followed by a Great Meal at Outback Steakhouse. Life doesn't get any better than this! I'm so sad to be going home tomorrow. Back to the reality of my crazy life. But happy to get back to work too:).

Okay, so some of these poses, are a little, well, interesting, but he was incredibly relaxed after wards.

The Mahalo Party

Tonight was the Iron Man Mahalo party where all the volunteers who work this event are honored. The fed us, threw stuff at us, and then we went to the Ironman store looking for discounts on their products. not bad, but we were hoping for more. Oh, well, we just spent anything that we earned on this trip. Hell, its only money.

Tomorrow we plan to go and swim with the Dolphins at Kealakekua Bay. Then we're getting Thai Massages in the afternoon. So looking forward to that.

I was lucky today cause Greg did some Shiatsu on me today at the beach, it was wonderful!

A day at the beach

We have our daily routine here, still keeping me moving. We usually get up, have a small breakfast, usually fruit, with some cereal, yogurt and or smoothy. Then we hit the hike for a couple of hours about 7 miles every morning up and down the mountains of Kona. Is quite a trek. I've come to love it, and Greg is amazing, he says he's an old man, but he's in pretty good shape!

Today, we went to the beach, Kua Bay, it was amazing. Wow, its been so long since I've seen water that clear. We could even see the Honu swimming under water. Incredible. We got to check out Paul, the newly visiting Adonis in his man thong...well ladies, he's on the prowl! We're selling him into Highest bidder!

The market is back up and Greg is doing a lot better today.

Iron Man Competition

It was a great experience, and it really gave you some respect for the participants and what they sacrifice to make and complete the race. All I can say is that they are incredible. I like when they first go out for their swim. Talk about the sea of humanity. Wow, what an incredible sight, all of them swimming out together. I hope to post some pictures when I return.




















Greg, Me and Olivia at the Massage Tent.






The Nani's, Owners of Earthlite Tables


















Jeff Murray, Olivia and Azuza from Australia, Part of the Sports Massage Team


















Me & Fabulous Greg!

















Azuza, Tomas (owner of Earthlite Massage Tables), Noran and Dr. Myke Hungerford


















Olivia relaxing around the table at Greg's Outside Kitchen and the cool massive grill!








































Peter and Lynn Winn, strutting their stuff just before the race.
Me in front of the Big Timex Stop Watch


















Lynn & Peter Wind, Major Organizers of the World's Largest Massage Team and the Owners of the Hawaiian School of Massage


















Olivia, Me and Greg at the 20-Year Anniversary of the Hawaiian Island School of Massage in Kailua-Kona at Mixx's

















View of Greg's Estate! Love it, My room was the top right hand corner of the 3 car garage.




















Megumi, Olivia, Me, Katarina, Local Boy (forgot his name), Greg at the start of the race.
Finishing the race in the dead of the night! Lots of encouraging fans to cheer you on.