{"id":13758,"date":"2016-03-25T08:56:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-25T12:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/?p=13758"},"modified":"2016-03-27T08:56:21","modified_gmt":"2016-03-27T12:56:21","slug":"wavewalk-700-paddling-trip-in-hilo-bay-hawaii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/25\/wavewalk-700-paddling-trip-in-hilo-bay-hawaii\/","title":{"rendered":"Wavewalk 700 paddling trip in Hilo bay, Hawaii"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>By Jerry Wheeler<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Pahoa, Hawaii<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Took my W700 to Hilo bay and to the river. Just paddling, no fishing today. Recreation on the Kayak without fishing suites me fine, and I left my fishing rod on the bottom of the boat. I shot a video in the choppy waters. It was a fun day on the waters, but for only about 4 hours. The sun was a bit harsh.<br \/>\nHere is the video and some pictures,<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/goZffFKefkc?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13768\" src=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/My-Wavewalk-700-Microskiff-on-the-beach.jpg\" alt=\"My Wavewalk 700 Microskiff on the beach\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/My-Wavewalk-700-Microskiff-on-the-beach.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/My-Wavewalk-700-Microskiff-on-the-beach-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/My-Wavewalk-700-Microskiff-on-the-beach-640x853.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[ADDED LATER] &#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;&#8230;I felt safe that day on the waters. The beginning of the voyage I paddled the protected part of the Bay behind the 3 mile jetty. The W700 performed very well. It will take you the distance even at an easy pace.<br \/>\nEventually I decided to take on the unprotected coast line. So I got out there so far and decided to take a break and have a snack. Heading back I was fighting quite a bit of chop and swell. So I decided to kick it in gear and paddle hard so it wouldn\u2019t take forever to get back. The W700 is amazing. It will pick up and go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13772\" src=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-coast-viewed-from-my-kayak.jpg\" alt=\"The coast viewed from my kayak\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-coast-viewed-from-my-kayak.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-coast-viewed-from-my-kayak-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-coast-viewed-from-my-kayak-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-coast-viewed-from-my-kayak-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13771\" src=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-coast-viewed-from-my-kayak-3.jpg\" alt=\"The coast viewed from my kayak (3)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-coast-viewed-from-my-kayak-3.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-coast-viewed-from-my-kayak-3-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-coast-viewed-from-my-kayak-3-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-coast-viewed-from-my-kayak-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13767\" src=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/kayak-trip-in-choppy-water-Hilo-bay.jpg\" alt=\"kayak trip in choppy water Hilo bay\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/kayak-trip-in-choppy-water-Hilo-bay.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/kayak-trip-in-choppy-water-Hilo-bay-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/kayak-trip-in-choppy-water-Hilo-bay-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/kayak-trip-in-choppy-water-Hilo-bay-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13763\" src=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Choppy-water-in-Hilo-bay.jpg\" alt=\"Choppy water in Hilo bay\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Choppy-water-in-Hilo-bay.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Choppy-water-in-Hilo-bay-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Choppy-water-in-Hilo-bay-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Choppy-water-in-Hilo-bay-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13764\" src=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/clouds-over-the-coast.jpg\" alt=\"clouds over the coast\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/clouds-over-the-coast.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/clouds-over-the-coast-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/clouds-over-the-coast-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/clouds-over-the-coast-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13774\" src=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/view-of-the-beach-Hilo-bay.jpg\" alt=\"view of the beach Hilo bay\" width=\"1024\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/view-of-the-beach-Hilo-bay.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/view-of-the-beach-Hilo-bay-200x70.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/view-of-the-beach-Hilo-bay-640x225.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/view-of-the-beach-Hilo-bay-768x270.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13765\" src=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_20160324_134523.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160324_134523\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_20160324_134523.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_20160324_134523-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_20160324_134523-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_20160324_134523-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13766\" src=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_20160324_134533.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160324_134533\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_20160324_134533.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_20160324_134533-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_20160324_134533-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_20160324_134533-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13759\" src=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/beach-with-calm-water.jpg\" alt=\"beach with calm water\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/beach-with-calm-water.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/beach-with-calm-water-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/beach-with-calm-water-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/beach-with-calm-water-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13760\" src=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/big-hotel.jpg\" alt=\"big hotel\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/big-hotel.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/big-hotel-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/big-hotel-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/big-hotel-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13761\" src=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/bridge-and-hotel-Hilo-Bay-Hawaii.jpg\" alt=\"bridge and hotel Hilo Bay, Hawaii\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/bridge-and-hotel-Hilo-Bay-Hawaii.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/bridge-and-hotel-Hilo-Bay-Hawaii-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/bridge-and-hotel-Hilo-Bay-Hawaii-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/bridge-and-hotel-Hilo-Bay-Hawaii-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13762\" src=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Bridge-over-the-river.jpg\" alt=\"Bridge over the river\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Bridge-over-the-river.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Bridge-over-the-river-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Bridge-over-the-river-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Bridge-over-the-river-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13769\" src=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/my-Wavewalk-700-under-the-famous-bridge-on-the-river.jpg\" alt=\"my Wavewalk 700 under the famous bridge on the river\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/my-Wavewalk-700-under-the-famous-bridge-on-the-river.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/my-Wavewalk-700-under-the-famous-bridge-on-the-river-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/my-Wavewalk-700-under-the-famous-bridge-on-the-river-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/my-Wavewalk-700-under-the-famous-bridge-on-the-river-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13773\" src=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/view-of-Hilo-bay-from-my-Wavewalk-kayak.jpg\" alt=\"view of Hilo bay from my Wavewalk kayak\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/view-of-Hilo-bay-from-my-Wavewalk-kayak.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/view-of-Hilo-bay-from-my-Wavewalk-kayak-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/view-of-Hilo-bay-from-my-Wavewalk-kayak-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/view-of-Hilo-bay-from-my-Wavewalk-kayak-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13775\" src=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/view-of-the-beach-in-a-protected-area.jpg\" alt=\"view of the beach in a protected area\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/view-of-the-beach-in-a-protected-area.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/view-of-the-beach-in-a-protected-area-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/view-of-the-beach-in-a-protected-area-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/view-of-the-beach-in-a-protected-area-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/?s=jerry+wheeler\">More from Jerry \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jerry Wheeler Pahoa, Hawaii Took my W700 to Hilo bay and to the river. Just paddling, no fishing today. Recreation on the Kayak without fishing suites me fine, and I left my fishing rod on the bottom of the boat. I shot a video in the choppy waters. It was a fun day on &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/25\/wavewalk-700-paddling-trip-in-hilo-bay-hawaii\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Wavewalk 700 paddling trip in Hilo bay, Hawaii&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":210,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-category"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/210"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13758\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavewalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}