The waves broke over the parking lot at Bowls turning it into a sandy beach.  No parking today.

Round 1:  Paddled out with the girls and we were the only ones in the whole ocean.

The day after the hurricane.  Sunny and perfect weather.

No clouds in the sky.  Overhead sets and very wild at Bowls.

Had fun with the girls.  They were pushing each other to get braver and better.

Round 2:  Boat trip.  Almost got a closeout set break on us in the channel.  U-Turn and tried again.

We made it.  Waves were overhead and so good.

Hashimoto-san and Mighty Mouse both padded back smiling.  Lots of excitement for the leftover hurricane swell.  We’ve been scoring everyday!

Good morning 3:20am.
Ala Moana shoulder high and cleaning up.
Diamond Head head high and cleaning up.
No winds so nice morning conditions.
Sunny and warm.
Going to the sea.
Have a wonderful day!

I drove by Aina Hina shopping mall today and was totally shocked.  OMG, the huge historic monkeypod tree fell!  That tree has been there for over 50 years.  I remember going to my grandma’s house passing by that tree all the time.  It was pretty sad seeing that.

I also passed by Kahala Foodland and when I walked by the poke section, I was surprised on how good everything looked.  It looked so fresh that is started to get hungry.

So I order a poke bowl.  A combination of ahi Hawaiian and spicy tuna maui onion over hot rice.

The result?  That was by far the best poke bowl I’ve eaten in a very long time.  Possibly the best on the island.

I was cleaning up my closet and found a box of old photos.  So funny to see these kind of old school photos.  I was such a small kid.

I think I was about 15 years old in this photo taken back in about 1982.  Nobody believes me but I was the smallest kid in my class.  I use to always get picked on so surfing was my freedom.  I would have either died or went to jail without it.  My friend Holli use to pretend she was my mom and wrote letters to my teachers saying that I was sick.  Then I’d park my bike at Carter’s house and go surfing during school hours.  That’s how much I loved surfing, and still do…