ready, get set, go!!! the honolulu marathon is on!!! light winds, cloudy skies. perfect weather for the marathon. worst weather for surfing. waves junk all over the island. town is waist high and got a bunch of surfers out at bowls. north shore is 3-5′ with only one guy out at junky pipeline. no contest today and look for a possible start on tuesday when the first of three swells arrive. i guess another day of relaxing. can’t wait until the waves get good and i can get barreled all day long. until then, i’m resting. have a nice day….
the haleiwa international open is the longest running amateur surfing contest in the world. and probably the only amateur contest with the longest waiting period. it runs from dec. 21 to 31. i remember surfing it back in the 80’s when it was called the Mabo Open. it was super fun and i remember them holding it when the waves were huge. it’s good to see such an awesome event still running after all these years. this year should have over 250 competitors in 11 divisions. a lot of japanese pro surfers enter this contest so the level is pretty high. in fact, higher than any jpsa contest held in japan. this is the real deal and who ever wins the contest, deserves it. you know why? because they always run the japanese in the biggest craziest waves. that’s cool…. so get ready for some huge haleiwa and good luck to you all….
**and congrats to jason shibata and the boys for putting on such an awesome event. check out HIOHAWAII.COM…..
**and last, i miss my japanese food. there is a place in wakayama where kimura-san took me to. there are all kinds of japanese dishes lined up you just pick what you want. i chose the samma, yama imo, tuskemono, tonjiru, and rice. this was my brunch. oh my gosh…. oishi desu ne….
