felt so good to get in the water early and see Oshima-san surfing so relaxed!  look how beautiful this wave, style, sky, and everything is!   being not able to surf for so long was good in a way.  it made me realize how precious every single wave is.  i’m appreciating it more, and loving it more too.   and this man is loving it too!  you should have seen his last wave today.  big, smooth, and long!   thank you Oshima-san for the surf and laughs.  see you again soon!  then went surfing this afternoon with Ueda-san and Mayumi-san.  nice waves, nice rides, nice weather, and nice smiles… and the local girls were out ripping too!   when we came in, i was totally into living in the moment.  i even thanked the ocean for giving us great waves all day long.  i was so happy and so was everybody else…it was a very happy drive all the way home.  you won’t believe this, but i followed this rainbow all the way to my house.  nature totally amazes me…

 i’m so happy to be back full time in the ocean again.  instead of being stuck in traffic and experiencing road rage, i can be in the ocean enjoying beautiful scenery like this.   i always think everything happens for a reason.   the reason i got hurt is because i needed to spend more quality time with my family.  and that’s exactly what i’m doing with little Kaira… i woke up this morning and got a photo from Nao-san.  was i dreaming?   what’s going on?  why is Tomoka in a photo with Nao-san?  what?   come to find out, Tomoka went to Apple and just so happen met Nao-san.  they talked about the ocean, and they talked about Hawaii.  and there i was, right in the middle.  haha…  it’s so crazy how the ocean connects us even when we’re not in the ocean.  nice to see you Tomoka, can’t wait to free dive with you again…  and nice to see you Nao-san, can’t wait to surf with you again.  this is the wonderful Go-Naminori world i love.  connecting people and creating new friendships… thank you Matsu for the plum from Taiwan!  reminds me of eating plum and long Taiwan drives… look how cute Seth was!  haha.  i love this his t-shirt!  Surf Your Dream….on my birthday 5 years ago, i was on a boat trip in the middle of the Indian Ocean.  it was a night with friends, drinks, music, and laughs.  after we drank the whole bottle of Don Julio, we turned off the lights, turned up the disco music, and danced all night long.  these are the memories that will last a lifetime…

Winter in a bikini?  Only in Hawaii…

Good morning 6:15am.

North shore  3-5′ and perfect.  Volcom Pipe Final day ON!  Go-Joshua!

Ala Moana waist high and perfect.

Diamond Head chest high and fun.

East winds at 15mph.

Sunny and very warm.

Going surfing and surfing.

Have a wonderful day!