2 days ago, i tell Asayama-san “pack everything for an overnighter. i have no idea where we’ll go, or if we even can go.” everything depends on the weather and he knows that pretty well. so 7am, he was ready for anything.

it was rough, it was dangerous, and it wasn’t the best day to cross one of the most dangerous channels in the world. high risk equals high reward. so we went anyway…

seen dolphins and huge waves. it was the first time Mayuki went totally vertical in the air. it was crazy! it took us 3 hours and there were absolutely no other boats in the ocean.

once we arrived, we couldn’t wait to get wet after that long bumpy ride. Asayama-san was free diving so good! super calm and super deep.

we had a great time looking for dinner.

had enough fish so we continued on to our anchorage. look at my happy feet! haha.

it was such a beautiful evening!

then it was time for the sunset, beer, and preparation for dinner. the magical golden sky…

beers go down so smoothly when you have absolutely no stress in your life. no wifi and no worries. that’s how i’m going to live my life after retirement…

the best nabe prepared by Iron Chef Maki-san. omg, it was delicious!

sleeping under the stars. millions of stars twinkling all night long. it was amazing…

then woke up to this. went surfing and nobody wanted to go home…

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!

Good morning 5:15am.

North shore shoulder high and clean.
Ala Moana chest high and perfect.
Diamond Head overhead and fun.
Light trade winds at 10mph.
Sunny and warm.
Going North shore!
Have a wonderful day!

imagine riding a roller coaster and trying to eat a musubi at the same time? impossible!! haha.

it was so rough and we were going about 25mph jumping wave after wave. salt water flying in the boat getting us wet, and the salt making the musubi more tastier.

seen some dolphins jumping around in the deep blue. it was so beautiful! look at this amazing photo Asayama-san took.

thank you baby for getting us there and back safely. there were no other boats in the channel that day because only you could have made it. Maki-san was thinking about telling me to turn around but she knows that’s not an option.

once we arrived, we had to catch some food. so Asayama-san jumped in first and caught the first fish.

i was watching him go up and down about a hundred times thinking to myself, “gosh, this guys has so much energy. i wish i can be like that when i’m 69 years old.” in fact, we were all thinking that.

fresh kole for the frying pan!

we have such a great time doing so many different things. and we found out it’s impossible to look each other in the eye and not laugh so loud. haha.

if you guys ever want to spear a good fish, spear an omilu. not too big, not too small, but just perfect size like this. this is the best size for sashimi.

want to thank Alika for the Aji! it’s going into my stomach tonight for dinner.

i cut the fish, wrapped it up, and it’s now sitting in the refrigerator. in a few days, it will be perfect for sashimi and carpaccio. can’t wait!

after surfing empty waves yesterday, Asayama-san wanted to surf empty waves again today. so we went to our secret spot and it was empty. so lucky and so stoked!