ok, i finally downloaded the last photos off my camera to my computer. this was the last day of our wonderful trip to the mentawai’s. a lot of happy faces and great times. we have 3 big media articles coming up from this trip so our crew isn’t posting too many photos that will uncover the trip. Surf Trip Journal, Flipper Bodyboarding, and Go-Naminori web magazine are going to be filled with amazing photos of big waves and happy faces. i’ll stop right there.
i haven’t had the time to thank everybody that was involved in this trip and to do it in one blog, it’s impossible. so here’s what i’ll do. i’ll introduce all the other 13 members one by one and thank them at the same time. first, let’s start off with the girl on the front row far to the right. her name is akiko sato or acco-chan….
acco-chan,
first of all, it was nice meeting you. it’s weird how we never met before and it’s weird how we were on the same flight to malaysia and didn’t even recognize each other. when i seen you waiting for your bodyboards at the baggage claim, i knew it was you. watching you girls bodyboard was a treat for me. you girls were charging HT’s and pushing each other deeper and deeper. it was really good for us surfers to see women bodyboards pushing the limits. and it’s girls like you that travel, explore, and take chances in life that will inspire the next generation of young bodyboarders. thank you for the wonderful trip and wonderful time. say hello to all my friends over there in niijima. it’s been like 8 years or more but i’ll be back there soon. i love that island… oh yeah, i bet nobody forgot the full moon that one night on the boat yeah? i laughed so hard that my stomach is still sore. haha. great memory!!!
take care and keep in touch.
kirby
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