My son Nick, when he was 15, learning to fly a paraglider

flying my paraglider into Big Sur this summer

Nick flew off Wildcattle the day after he turned

17, the youngest pilot in history to fly a paraglider at Big Sur.

We were probably also the only father/son pilots that flew

paragliders at Big Sur. Pretty cool, easy flight.

My second favorite toy after my paraglider is this Mercedes 300 SEL,
I really enjoy driving it along our coast line down in Puna.
Just a beautiful car, very rare, has the same body as the Mercedes Benz 600 Series going way back to the 60's was once voted the best sedan ever.
Only problem here in Hawaii is that we don't have an autobahn to go fast. Go 80 and go to jail. Oh well, the stretch from Volcano National Park to Ka'u is pretty fast..

This is the house we are living in right now. 2000 sqf. 5 bedrooms, 2 bath, 5 minutes from the ocean. Finished it in 2007

 
Some of my students having a blast on a really good day at Pu'u Loa Hawaii

 
Snow capped Mauna Loa, Hawaii

 
Nick went to Europe this summer, saw a Queens of the Stoneage concert in Berlin. I hope he took some pictures.

My daughter Natalie thinking about crossing a lava tube near our house
She eventually did

 
Nick Hagemann is getting ready for a paragliding flight at our training hill Pu'u Loa

 
Nina checking out the new camera phone.

 
my trusty Explorer after I had an out landing with my paraglider way out there at the base of Mauna Kea, Hawaii

 
I just finished this house. It is on the market now for 279000.00 What a deal. Tiles throughout the house,granite tiles in the kitchen, maple cabinets, Koa wood finish,all on 2 ac. just 15 minutes from Hilo.

 
living room

 
Here is a look at the kitchen, maple cabinets, granite tile counter tops with Koa wood finish, tiles, dishwasher etc.

 
Nick and I on a boat trip a couple of years back in California

 
Natalie at the beach near our house

Nick getting ready for a paragliding lesson

 

Paragliding in Hawaii

 
Paragliding pilots getting to cloud base near Kealakekua, Hawaii

My favorite shot this summer, approaching the coast of Big Sur
Pilot: Achim Hagemann. Summer 2007