Packing to come home takes time. Where you position your boards has to be well thought out. You’re limited to 50lbs on Hawaiian Airlines and if you go over the weight, you will be charged a lot. The key is to bring a hand held scale to prevent surprises at the airport. By the way, one board bag up to 50lbs cost $150 from Hawaii to Japan, and 15,000 yen or $100 from Japan to Hawaii. Four surfboards in one bag usually works. 
Had a last night dinner with my Wakayama family. The first time I met Kimura-san, there were only 4 members in his family. Now, there are 10! Well, if you add me, that’s 11. Haha. So cool to see the family growing and growing! 
I was pretty excited to head back to Hawaii. This was one of my longest trip ever. Almost a month living out of a suitcase makes me realize how simple we can live. As long as I have my magic boards, I could live forever out of a suitcase.
Eight flights, 6 airports, and almost 90 hours of travel time, I’m ready to sleep on my own bed. As soon as I boarded my flight, I fell asleep and slept all the way back to Hawaii. 
First thing when I got home, I cooked rice and made me a “high tide” Yamari bowl. Now it’s time to burn off all the calories and plan our next trip. I can’t wait to get back in the blue ocean!
