9/11/2003 10:31 AM. only 2 years after 9/11. travel advisory warnings still posted at embassies warning americans traveling to the philippines. even though my friends and family tried to talk me out of it, i went. we were on a boat for a week going around remote islands where terrorists were known to be. was i scared? heck yeah. i slept in my trunks with a lot of money in my pocket. my passport, mask, and snorkel near by. i had a plan. if terrorists tried to hijack our million dollar yacht, i was going to jump overboard, dive down, and try to escape. i slept like that every night on that trip. then when we pulled up to surf spots that nobody has ever surfed before, terrorists were the last thing on my mind. it was surf first, worry later… check out our yacht in the background. then these 2 locals came to witness what nobody in that area has ever witnessed before. SURFING….

this shot john callahan took was published in a magazine. it’s at the same spot in the photo above. this is a better view of our yacht anchored in the back. sick yeah? we surfed that spot all day long and it was only us. i don’t think we even named this spot. did we?? we surfed our brains out that trip. found 2 new spots that i know when i go back, nobody will be there. surf expeditions pay off…

waves are 4-6′ going off, surfed 7 hours, went diving and picked shells.
surfed out. falling stars every where. i love it here. many photos coming soon.
going diving again so got to go. see you.

i’ve known shimpei horiguchi since he was a kid. this photo was taken 12 years ago at kaifu. back then, he was like 14 years old or so. mellow super country style kid that had a dream. a dream to become a pro surfer. not only now is shimpei a pro surfer, he’s one of the most respected big wave chargers in the world. dreams come true, just ask shimpei. hey, that’s shimpei on the right ok? who’s that young guy on the left? haha…

this is the other week in okinawa. 12 years later and still surfing together. surfing keeps people connected and this is a perfect example….

this was shimpei last year on an okinawan outer island reef break 2 page spread in surf1st. big wave charger? i think so….

and this months cover boy for surf1st. i’d have to say that shimpei’s the best most all around surfer in japan. he can surf small waves, big waves, gigantic waves, and he’s got the looks that can make a girl melt…. now, shimpei had joined the go-naminori offical blog crew…. a lot of girls been asking me about shimpei and now you can find out. welcome to shimpei’s life….
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