September 2000: in Okinawa, there was a surfers bar called “Nuggets” which was right in front of Sunabe Main point. we would always start there on our first beers after surf. then we would end up at Hard Reef until the morning hours. even though i don’t remember too much, i definitely was in a very happy place.
the sunsets at the Sunabe seawall were spectacular. we would end up there every single night no matter what. that was our meeting place.
then right around the corner was Hayama. i would order the pigs feet soup with extra pigs feet. excellent for the hangovers.
when Sunabe was small, this is what it would look like. instead of surfing, i would sit on the wall, drink a cold Orion beer, and watch the free entertainment.
then when it got big, only the big wave boys would go out. i always wondered where the small wave guys use to go?
luckily i knew all the locals at Sunabe so they gave me some of the best waves of my life. when they said “GO,” i “WENT!” then when the tide got too low, we use to still sit on the wall and enjoy the Okinawan lifestyle in shorts and bikinis…
Omine-san use to let me stay at his guest house that was right in front of Sunabe Main. i took this photo from my balcony. it was “HEAVEN ON EARTH.” i can’t wait to go back…
