Kayak Guides and Traveling Photographer (111)Once upon a time, long hours kept Michael McCoy cooped in office and away from his real interests: diving, hiking, outdoor photography, and a newly-discovered passion his fiancée loved too, kayaking. Michael and Melissa had come across the sport while visiting Maui and were instantly enamored.
The Hawaii-based couple now spends their days leading kayak expeditions and tending to the culinary herb garden that has become the source of their second career. The McCoys' special mixture of herbs and flowers, grown on their two-acre property, is popular with resorts and fine restaurants in the area. They feel they couldn't have dreamed up a more perfect life.
Next, meet Christine Hauber, a well-known Denver-area photographer. Hauber felt creatively stifled after her seven-year-old business had grown to its limits. That is, until she came up with the idea for "The American Project," a book documenting ordinary people who are proud of what they do for a living. Hauber subsequently shuttered her business, bought a custom RV outfitted with a darkroom, and set out on a two-year journey. Now, all of her days are spent traveling and meeting new people.
Hawaiian Kayaking Facts:
- Michael and Melissa McCoy are originally from California.
- It is believed the kayak was invented 9,000 years ago near Alaska's Aleutian Islands.
- Traditional Eskimo kayaks were made from sealskins stretched over a frame of whalebone or wood.
- Kadavu is Fiji's fourth-largest island.
- Fiji kayak expeditions start at $1,650.
Contact Information:
Michael & Melissa McCoy
355 Hukilike Street, Suite 207
Kahului, HI. 96732
888-353.3454
Kayak@maui.net
Melissa@mccoytravel.com
Photos of America Facts:
- Christine Hauber graduated from the Colorado Institute of Art.
- Hauber prefers taking photos of her subjects when they're in their natural environments.
- Discussion of the principles of photography can be traced back to Aristotle.
- The first photograph, called a heliograph, was produced in 1826 by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce.
- Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre (1787-1851) invented the daguerreotype and is considered the father of modern photography.
Contact Information:
Christine Hauber
6498 S. Forest Street
Littleton, Colo.
christine@workingintheusa.com
www.workingintheusa.com
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