woke up at 3am, checked the waves, and decided to go moonlight surfing. this was the last supermoon of the year so i wanted to take advantage of that. i passed by the Hilton Waikikian and there was only one light on. i wonder who that was?
i love full moon surfing because it’s so peaceful. nobody will be out, you use the moonlight to see the waves, and the rest is by feel. my first 3 waves were in the pitch dark surfing perfect chest high Bowls. riding my Aipa twin fin flying down glassy walls all alone. i was so stoked that i was screaming the whole way. i’m pretty sure you could have heard my from the parking lot. haha. then at 6:30am, i came in and was totally satisfied. i can’t wait to do it again next month!!!
Nao-san sent me these photos from Shibuya. one of the most busiest cities in the world is not so busy right now…
this is the same bus station where i jumped on a bus heading to nowhere back in 1992. i remembering going with the flow. i use to get lost on purpose so i could learn to speak Japanese. it worked well. i hope Japan will reopen soon because i miss the food, culture, and my friends so much…
passed by the Halekulani Hotel. weird feeling to see it like this huh?
and empty streets still. but little by little, i’ve been seeing more cars and people. Hawaii was supposed to reopen today but the government changed their minds. now it’s May 15th. i think that is a better choice…
this was Tokyo yesterday. how do you control Japan’s 126.5 million people compared to Hawaii’s 1.5 million? i just hope my friends are either staying home or social distancing. 
Toda-san is just dreaming about the day he can get back out in the ocean. 
washed and polished the truck yesterday when it was dark. feeling super fresh again…
Welcome to East Oahu. The sun rises here every single day…
