Thread:Nuicakes/@comment-27122883-20160122202027/@comment-26430525-20160124171837

When I was actively dancing hula and tahitian, several of my sisters also paddled with an outrigger canoe club. I've paddled in Hawaii but northern california is way too cold for me so hubby was given a choice to tahitian drum or paddle. The canoes flip easily and I'd cringe during their ocean flip practices.

I remember one year their canoe flipped in the ocean during a race around Alcatraz island. Paddlers are always trailed by a boat but it's still scary to flip in ocean tanker lanes with sharks.

We do have a locally famous british pub. I love dark beer and remember drinking MacKesson's stout once a week during trivia game night.

Don't know if you heard this but I once worked with a company exec who loved black n tans. One year he bought a new convertible, black exterior/tan interior and custom plates, BLKNTN. His face blanched when my friend asked why his plates said "black nation" ... buwahaha.

Around here a lot of groups go cycling and winetasting. We tried it on our tandem, but hubby is EXTREMELY competitive every time he peddles, while I'm a sloppy 'I love everyone' drinker.

His regular group of team riders are great guys and they always end their rides at a coffee shop. Around the holidays they've started a tradition of getting together and making gingerbread cookies! The wives are hysterical too. At family gatherings the women commiserate and share lame hubby stories.