dustrotter

After almost 2 years in Hawaii the time has come for me to move on. Living in Hawaii was something unforgettable, filled with ups and downs and resulted in so many personal changes I think it will take a while for me to even process them all. Next, on to a new destination, I'll post when I'm in and settled. Oh yeah, and my trip to Asia rocked, video forthcoming.

Hey Gang, its been a while but I've been productive. I'm about 2 hours away from getting on a plane and then another plane and another and another and finally ending up somewhere in Laos to start this trip. No set itinerary, no set plans, no booked accomodations. Just an arrival date and a departure date. The plan is to hit Laos, Vietnam and Thailand over the course of the next 17 days. And after that, packing up and moving back to the mainland. There is so much going on, and so much unfolding. I promise TONS of new video from Hawaii, South East Asia, and maybe a few places you might not be expecting. I'll keep you posted.

So after more than 3 months of silence I'm back with a new video. A few weeks ago I took a flying lesson from Hawaii Flight Academy, I had a great time and will definitely try and fly over the island again before I leave Hilo. Check out the video here, or you can visit the updated video page for all of my videos so far.

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Recession be damned, I'm going to Asia (again).
So the first trip I'm taking this year is to Thailand, Vietnam and Laos. I'll be there from May 26 - June 11 shooting tons of HD video to be whacked up and put online over the Summer. The plan is to pack light, get around by train, bus, riverboat and foot, and see EVERYTHING: mountains, rivers, beaches, temples, jungles, rice patties and everything in between. Stay tuned.

On November 21 I was riding over Saddle Road on my way to Kona when I lost control of my motorcycle and crashed heavily. I was airlifted by helicopter to North Hawaii Community Hospital in Waimea where I was treated for a concussion, a laceration on my head, and various scrapes and bruises. The impact knocked me senseless and I have no memory of anything immediately after the crash until I woke up in the hospital bed 45 minutes later. My x-rays came back negative for broken bones and a CT scan showed no permanent head trauma and I was released after a few hours. The doctor commented that I seemed to be in pretty good shape considering the damage to my helmet and circumstances of the accident.

All in all I am alive, just a bit bruised and scratched up, my helmet is trashed and the face shield was ripped away, had I not been wearing it I would have certainly been killed; I haven't seen my bike yet, as its still in the tow yard, but I can imagine it's in bad shape.

Word travels fast so I just wanted to set the record straight, thanks everyone for your emails and calls. I'm doing fine, just resting up for a few days. Back on the air soon...

-kurt