Author: lavagal

Hawaii Kai wife and mom. Melanoma Stage 3a Cancer survivor. English Language Arts teacher, English Learners Coordinator, and Paraprofessional Tutor. Super sub teacher. Dormant triathlete. Road cyclist and Masters swimmer. Gardener. Mrs. Fixit. Random dancer. Music Curator. A teenager trapped in an aging body. Did you know 60 is the new 40? It is.

Hardest Event So Far & You Should See My Hickey!


After doing the first three events of the North Shore Swim Series, I was eager to get started for the fourth and final swim from Pipeline to Waimea Bay on Oahu’s North Shore. For those of us who went for this 2.3-mile swim there was the usual T-shirt and these really amazing hats that could… Continue reading Hardest Event So Far & You Should See My Hickey!