good morning. every day and every night is like a never ending party! i remember about 10 years i stayed in okinawa for 1 month and when i got back to hawaii, my body totally shut down. the surfing, the chasing typhoons, the partying, and the never ending nights. this time i’ve had 3 nights here and i’m finally feeling it. the okinawan way of life is surfing, friends, and having fun. that’s my life too so i’ll do my best for the next few days i’ll be here. haha. there were 15 of us eating an okinawan style dinner last night. friends from all different walks of life getting together as we have one thing in common, surfing. if i added the years i’ve known the people in this photo, it would be over 100 years of wonderful memories.
the orions, the bitter mellon, and all the photos we took last night. i wish i took more but my hand was too busy holding my cold orion beer.
hayato maki, rikio higa, tokura-san and i just having fun like we’ve been doing for the past 20 years. these are my japanese friends, and these guys are like my family.
rikio dropped me off at my hotel at midnight. then a cat came out and kept on coming by my feet. i tried to walk into the hotel but he would just follow me all over, even into the elevator. so i took him back outside and tried to run away but he was faster than i. i was running away from a cat at midnight in the empty streets of okinawa all alone. if somebody saw me, the would be laughing. 15 minutes later, i tricked the cat and finally made it into the elevator by myself. the good thing is i had great exercise.
have a wonderful day.
