last month, i was invited on a dream trip. i told that person “um, not sure if i can go because of work. then that person told me “we can go when you can go.” omg, really?

so i research the island where he wants to go. i find out it’s one of the most beautiful islands in the world. located somewhere in asia, i know exactly where this is. i once passed by on another trip and couldn’t enter the resort because i was too poor. it’s for millionaires and also hosts one of the best waves in the world.

check out the rooms overlooking the bay. are you kidding me?

this is what i’m most looking forward too. horse surfing? are you serious?

and this too. i’ll be doing yoga every day i’m there. yoga and surf? omg! and heard the free diving is unbelievable too!

well, here is the island setup. paradise by the sea. from hawaii, it will take me 3 flights, one long drive, 2 days to get there, and lots and lots of money. it’s a once in a lifetime chance and i just couldn’t resist. dream trip coming soon!

only 10 surfers are allowed in the water each day so i’ll be one of the very lucky 10. and when the rest of the guys are sitting in the inside waiting for the waves, i’ll be on the outside getting barreled all the way. i can’t wait!
did further research and there were 241 reviews on trip advisor. 230 excellent and the rest very good. not even one bad review so this is by far the best luxury surf resort in the world. over 50 comments about it being “Heaven on Earth.” and here are the rest.
“Heaven on Earth”
“Best Getaway I ever had.”
“My sweet escape to Paradise”
“Paradise found!”
“A TRULY MAGICAL AND MUST VISIT PLACE. (Heaven on earth)”
“A hidden Gem”
“A remarkable island”
“Beautiful, Wild, Luxurious..”
“Luxury meets adventure”
“A Slice of Absolute Heaven”
“A pure life changing experience”
“In one world: Sublime”
“Once and a life time experience !”
“Raw beauty, authentic luxury, world-class”
“The Best Resort in the World”
“Magique et inoubliable”
“Most luxurious exotic vacation ever.”
“Most magical place on earth”
“ONE OF A KIND ”

Deep Forest: Honolulu Hawaii
Good morning 6:30am.
North shore huge. 15′ and clean. Small Waimea Bay and huge Sunset and Haleiwa. South shore waist hight. Best at Diamond Head.
Light trade winds at 5mph.
Super sunny and very warm.
Going surfing.
Have a wonderful day!

i had a feeling this was going to happen. that’s why i was kind of surprised they called the event on a few days ago. i’m not an expert forecaster, but even i knew the swell was going to arrive tonight. i even told Tokura-san on sunday who left on monday, “i don’t think they can run it because the swell is going to peak at night.” so he went back to japan. then monday morning, they said “Eddie ON!” omg! i thought to myself “Tokura-san is going to freak out!!!” i was really nervous, but deep inside, thought that they weren’t going to run it anyway. for marketing purposes, good call. for the thousands of people that went to the bay this morning, i feel sorry for them. before i went to sleep last night, i checked the buoys and no swell yet. then i got up at 4am to check again and that’s when i knew, “No Eddie Today.”

but at first light, tens of thousands of people still thought it was still on. traffic, campers, police, event staff, and so many other people down there anticipating a start. they added more bus service, the government canceled the rubbish collection today, and they made so many other arrangements for this contest. it wasn’t until 7:20am until they called the contest off. bummer for all these people.

and bummer for all the people that called in sick from work, cancelled appointments, and made sacrifices to go watch the contest. i was driving to ala moana early this morning and seen thousands of cars making a line to the highway bound for the north shore. i wanted to wave a sign “contest is cancelled today!” drive 5 hours and find out the hard way? that must have sucked.

i took off to the sea. spent a peaceful morning out there, then went to yoga, then started to make arrangements to dry dock Mayuki.

another perfect day here in hawaii. super warm and super blue!

wanted to thank Hosokawa-san and his wife for the wonderful treats from Yamagata Prefecture. i love mochi!

i gave a girl some shells yesterday to keep her busy. one hour later, she came to me and said “look what i made!” omg, so cool! i love it! so i asked her to make more of these cool light switch covers for my house. maybe she can make you one too?

last, when you hold wild animals captive against their will, expect nature to take place. here is a captive elephant in india roaming in the concrete jungle. remember when this happened in hawaii? yeah, hundreds of bullets killing the poor elephant right on the streets of honolulu. i will never forget that.