i woke up at 5am this morning, packed my boards in my car, ate breakfast, and was ready to leave to surf the north shore. i came back up and looked at the cam in the pitch dark. i couldn’t see any waves. why? the buoy came up but no waves? i watch for 5 more minutes and see nothing. so i take the boards out of my car, hook up my boat, throw in the spearguns, and head to the east side. toda-san and takami-san haven’t seen the beautiful east side from the ocean view so today was the perfect day.
it was absolutely perfect! i call my nephews, they drive from the north shore, and we all went out. while i was unhooking my boat, my old friend from high school told me where to find tako. we went straight there and the rest is history.
here’s my diving buddies for today. toda-san, takami-san, joshua moniz, and seth moniz. 5 guys on my little boat. and my little boat was running perfectly!
seth jumped in and found a tako within 5 minutes. then josh grabbed one too. these kids don’t really know how to grab a tako out of the hole yet so i was coaching them underwater. then when the tako climbed all over their body, i just took video and laughed. haha. it’s called “paying your dues.” haha. this is joshua wrestling with a huge tako. the tako won!
i see antennas. what? lobster? no way? i haven’t seen a lobster in 10 years on this island. i swim down slowly, i grab it, wrestle it out of the hole, and bring it to the cooler. i was so happy to see a lobster in the ocean in hawaii!!!!
this was only half way through our dive. check out the 6 tako, and mix bag of fish! today we hit the jackpot!!!
then we went to the sandbar to eat lunch. i asked toda-san to take this photo of my nephews and me. i will never forget memories like the ones we had today. i was so proud to see these kids mature in the ocean that made me mature. ever since i started getting hard core into free diving, my life has changed for the better. healthy, comfortable, confident, and satisfied. these kids are on their way to a well balanced lifestyle. surf and dive? you can’t live a happier life than that.
picture time. tako and cheese!
have a beautiful evening!
