we went to dinner on king street last night and when i went to go check on my car, i seen Takahashi-san’s iPad on my seat??? omg! i’m so lucky nobody broke my window to steal it. abunai!!! i had to go back in the restaurant and scold him! haha.

had a wonderful dinner at Yaki Yaki Miwa. we all just love this place.

my circle of friends. Maki-san, Miwa-san, Naozo-san, and Takahashi-san. we’re laughing out loud every single minute. i’m sure the other customers were happy when we left. haha.

then went to pick up the crew this morning before the sun rose. 6:30am sharp.

with the glassy conditions, i knew it was going to be an awesome day!

pull up to Magic Point and nobody out. score! had a fun last session with Takahashi-san.

8:30am and beer time! haha!

another gorgeous day!

the water was so clear! on the way back, we got the bonus! photos coming later. i dropped them off and took Kawahara-san surfing this afternoon for a 4 hour straight surf session. the waves were still good! all day score!

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when Takahashi-san came to hawaii, he told me he wanted to go fishing. so all this time, i had all my fishing gear on standby mode. every single day, i ask him, “want to go fishing?” after catching perfect waves all morning long, he says “i rather surf. surfing is so fun!!!” haha. so i brought home the fishing poles and i’m happy too because i’d rather surf.

yesterday i wake Takahashi-san up at 6:30am. “hey, the waves are super good! let’s go surf!” he replies “i’m still tired, call me back at 8:30am.” i hang up and wonder “huh?” 10 minutes later, he calls me back and says “oh, i’m up now, let’s go surf.” that ended up being the best decision of his surfing career because the waves were perfect and he got barreled!

we ended up surfing 3 hours straight. why not when we’re the only guys out right? it felt like a total waste when we came in and seen perfect waves go unridden through the lineup.

Takahashi-san’s been coming to hawaii for the past 35 years and told me “this is my best hawaii trip ever!” haha. it’s amazing how surfing good waves can make a person so happy. this past week, he’s been the luckiest guy because the waves couldn’t have been any more perfect. big smile, big shaka. awesome surfing Takahashi-san! have a safe flight back to okinawa and keep on surfing!

the ride back is always fun. i just love seeing everybody so happy everyday.

another day, another turtle.

the zika virus is affecting my travel plans. i’ve been going to central america and been wanting to explore deeper there and more in south america. but now, my plans have to change a little. i won’t be going to that side of the world for a while.

going to switch my focus on south/east asia. going deeper and deeper is my goal. 10 years ago pulling into this little village deep in the philippines was an amazing experience. can’t wait to go back.