i’d have to say that yesterday was yet another freak of nature day. from whales, to turtles, to bbq, to friends. just all so good.
once in a while i like to eat an american breakfast. my favorite is corn beef hash with eggs. this gave me some power for a great fun day ahead!
after i surfed, i seen some movement in the ocean outside of bowls. i go out to take a look and out of the blue, i see this huge whale jump out right in front of the boat!!! it was super exciting! then the whale would disappear for 20 seconds, then jump again. the whole body was out of the water creating huge explosive splashes. no other boats were around so we were just sitting there enjoying the free show. then off to the side, i see a fishing boat coming toward us. they had no idea what was going on but i surely did. that’s why i got out my camera. i knew where the whale went down and was going to come up so as the 30′ fishing boat approached, i was trying to wave my arms to tell them to turn away. then all of a sudden, the whale jumped right towards their boat! i could hear them yelling and freaking out! the whale actually splashed their boat and i’m sure they will be telling this story to their grandkids. we ended up staying there for another half an hour watching the whale then i couldn’t wait anymore so i grabbed my mask and jumped in. from a distance i seen the biggest shadow ever as the little girl on my boat yelled at me “what are you doing! you are crazy!!!!” haha. i got back on the boat, got scolded, looked at the little girl and said “hey, someday you will be crazy too.”
no, this is not photoshopped. this is real. abunai ne. if i was in the fishing boat, i would have freaked out!
then 5 tourist boats came out to join the action but it was too late. the whales don’t like people so they stopped jumping and swam away. gosh, we were so lucky!
then we had a bbq last night. hawaiian style kind with good food and good friends.
Reid just got back from a 2 week eating spree in japan. Kimura-san and Reid with stomachs full of happiness!
