good morning. 7am here in cloud 9. another cloudy dark day. it’s been so cloudy that i forgot what the sun looks like. the waves are flat but supposed to come up tomorrow. i hope so because it’s our last day here and i wouldn’t mind getting one more cloud 9 barrel before jumping on our flight.

last night, it was another barbecue for dinner. this place is called “lalay’s”. the food is so good there. the 3 of us ordered a lot of food, had some beers, and it was only $10 for everything. check out the katsuo or “aku” and chicken legs. tokura-san and hayato ate chicken neck but i passed…..

almost every restaurant here is outdoor. this one is on the beach so under us is all sand. pretty cool….

they had a huge event last night. there were live bands, a beer drinking contest, a fashion show, and even a bikini show. well, a wet bikini show. it started to rain so all the girls were wet. i estimate 10,000 showed up. it was packed like sardines. luckily we got to stay in the vip area where the governor had it stocked with free food and beer…. and get this, 5 minutes after i took this photo, this place was empty. it started to rain hard and the electricity went off. it was pitch dark and everybody was out of there. i’ve never seen a party end so fast….

the locals here are so cool. so friendly and kind. the farthest guy on the lefts name is pittsburgh. such a cool and friendly kid. if it wasn’t for him, shinpei and i would have had to walk home last night. it was raining and absolutely no transportation after the blackout. he told me to wait, ran into the darkness, and came back with a motorcycle. so instead of an hour walk home in the rain, we got home in 15 minutes. still soaking wet….

one of my friends from hawaii asked me how the chicks are up here. look for yourself….
**anyway, since the waves are flat, it’s a good chance for a dive. fish is scarce here but it’s worth a shot. have a nice day…

good evening. it was another dark and raining day today. we played tourist and went into town. it’s so weird how people look at us as if we’re from another planet. got some cool snapshots. stoked. we came back afternoon and jumped in cloud 9 for a quick session. it was raining but the boys were pulling in so they made my job easy. got a sick shot of hayato in the rain so i’m stoked. nobody would ever think about shooting on a day like this but i’m stoked how the photos came out.

we all got on bikes and headed for a barbecue. it’s our 3rd time there and i just can’t get enough. and guess what the name of the place is? “happiness”…. enough said…

we had to catch our ride home. this bike had shinpei, the driver, kazuya, uske, and masao. 5 guys on one bike. tokura-san, hayato, and me on the other bike. on the way home, it started raining. raining hard. we got all soaked….

finally got back to our room soaking wet. i was the farthest back on the bike so everybody in front of me got more wet. that was good because never need take shower after. anyway, going to eat some fruits and going to sleep. good night…

i got this photo off the internet. if you don’t believe how good it was these past 3 days, look for yourself…..