The water in Okinawa is very clean. It’s so clean that you can open your eyes underwater and see clearly. When ever I take my friends from Hawaii surfing there, I like to watch their facial expressions when a wave just explodes over the reef. It’s pretty intimidating because we don’t have waves like this in Hawaii. This is more like Tahiti. 
I still can’t believe how thick the waves were when we paddled out. And I still can’t believe that Nakahodo-san was surfing out there by himself before we got out. That’s pretty crazy. It’s a very high risk wave with huge consequences. I would never surf out there alone. 
Carter paddled into his first wave I think he was surprised how steep the wave was. And how shallow it was too. Thank goodness he completed that wave. 
One mistake and you’re going to get smashed into the reef. It happened to me 10 years ago and I still get nightmares about it.
