good morning. 7am in okinawa. gosh, i was so tired last night but couldn’t sleep. just kept on thinking about the past 2 days of diving. the things i seen were like out of a national geographic show. the sharks, the bait fish, the ulua’s, tha mahimahi’s, ono’s, and the dog tooth tunas. the only thing i can think about now is getting back to hawaii and heading to the dive store to buy more equiptment. i usually go reef diving so it’s a lot different than blue water, or open ocean diving. need a bigger gun, longer tagline, bigger floats, and just everything bigger. even bigger balls…. when i first jumped off the boat in the deep blue, i was kind of scared. then after i started feeling comfortable. nothing bothered me. i was like in another world. the deep blue world. and i like it a lot. so to my diving friends back in hawaii, get your shit and balls together because we’re going deep!!! but before that, i’m going deep in indonesia. diving and surfing. oh, and about surfing, i didn’t forget about that. i’m just in diving world now and after i catch my first wave out at sunabe, i will get back into surfing world. but for now, i’m going to finish my oatmeal and head out of here….

james oshiro took this photo of me. look far in the distance and you can see a school of mahimahi’s. shit, i can’t wait to do it again.

anyway, leaving you off with a sick ass okinawan sunrise. have a great day where ever you are and what ever your doing….

good evening or should i say, good night. it’s 10:18pm and today was the second day of awesome diving here on okinawa. i got a smile on my face that nothing can wipe off. new friends, new experiences, and new memories i will never forget. the divers here are so nice and kind. once again, i feel like a kid in kindergarden being schooled. i wish i can tell you the whole story but you will just have to wait for Hawaii Skin Diver TV back in hawaii. but let me just say this, ever since the banana’s were off the boat, the action was on. in hawaii, it’s bad luck to have bananas on the boat. same here in okinawa. so if you fish or dive anywhere in the world, leave the bananas at home. and if you ever bring a banana on my boat, i will throw him or it off. haha…

wanted a sneak peak? here is kevin with his prize fish earlier today. i’m still tripping out. i got introduced to a whole new world. anyway, going to surf sunabe tomorrow morning and do some sightseeing. then get ready for bali… what a life…. so happy….

yoshi went on a 3 day bike trip to fukui prefecture. he sent these amazing photos. check them out…

i can’t read this but i’m sure yoshi can….

he knows i like any kind of photo with fish in it. i think this is shishamo….

this is aji or “akule” being dried out. great for breakfast….

there are so many temples in japan. but this is the first one i’ve seen with a harley davidson….

look at this cute grandpa. i have the upmost respect for the older generations in japan. going through the war and rebounding is just unbellievable. the older generation japanese were the hardest working people in the world. still going strong…

another cool temple….

there wouldn’t be a complete road trip without a night out. that’s yoshi style. welcome back to osaka and thanks for the pics…..