ok, the waves did come up today! i thought 1 inch, but it actually came up 2 inches! it was so good to see some swell movement in the ocean. thank you to the strong trade winds that stirred up this south/east mini swell!
i surfed with the Watanabe family again this morning. a super cool and funny family. surfed, ate a loco moco, some waiola shave ice, and had a lot of laughs. wanted to thank my cousin Daniel for coming to shoot the fun, and to Alyssa for making your fans happy. everybody happy, everybody wins. that is what go-naminori is all about!
i had a flat tire for the past 2 weeks. every morning when i get up, and every morning when i go to sleep, i had to fill air in the tire. kind of stressing out because i didn’t know when i was going to walk to the truck and see it totally flat. i spent hours on the road and on the phone looking for the same size tire. nobody had it. i was almost ready to spend $500 or do anything i had to do to fix it.
so after my second surf session, i stopped by kahala shell gas station because this is the few gas stations where everything isn’t self serve. i asked the brother to help me out as i only had 20 minutes to spare. he said “shoots” and jacked up my car to take off the tire.
when i was 17, i use to work at a gas station doing the same thing so i know how hard the work was. blood, sweat, and tears for minimum wage.
i watched the whole process as the brother worked so hard on finding the leak. and once he found it, he fixed it, put back on the tire, and said, “you’re good to go!” i was super stoked! today was my first time i gave a big tip to guy at the gas station. he didn’t want to accept it but i told him “hey brother, you took a lot of stress of my mind so please accept it!” what great service down there at kahala mall shell gas station! i give them 5 stars for service!
well, the waves should be rising, and i’m stoked to be able to surf a wave over waist high tomorrow. it’s 2 rounds again and life goes on! so many things going on right now, but the first thing on my mind is my next surf trip starting august 26th! good night and hope you all surf your dream!
