good evening. it’s 9pm shikoku time. after leaving shonan yesterday, we finally got here. stopped by wakayama and that story coming later. first, these are some photos of our drive thru yugawara. i’m tired, jet lagged, hanging, and feel like kalua. yeah, i feel like a pig. been eating so much good food that my jeans are feeling a little tight. i jumped in the water this evening at ikumi on a paddle board and it felt good to be back in the water. the water is cold be pretty dam refreshing. it will wake your ass up in no time. anyway, got a long day tomorrow. going to surf in the morning, then jump in the car and head to osaka for the Barrel’s Surf Shop Party!!! starts at 8:30pm so see you there… can’t wait…..
check out this photo. we were in our ryokan in yugawara and there was this big cherry blossom tree right outside our window. seth and tony just got back from the hot springs with their yukata’s on. hawaiians in japan. by the way, the breakfast all you can eat buffet was unreal…
when we got to the room, there were only 2 futon’s set up. had 3 of us so seth got his own room, right inside the closet. i slept in the closet once in japan. but i wasn’t 10 years old, i was 26. haha…. here is seth with his own pad…
the waves were knee high but good enough for the boys. they surfed yugawara and had a blast. gosh, hanging out with these boys makes me feel so young. i’m only 28 years old but i’m feeling like i’m 10. haha.
we stopped by this fisherman’s port to check out the daily catch. this guy was cutting the buri kama…. i was ready to start up the barbecue. gosh it looked so good….
wavy surf is such a cool surf shop. everybody is so close and it’s like one big family. these are the kind of surf shops i love. we use to have surf shops like these in hawaii before but not anymore. and i don’t think we ever will. pretty sad….
here is another cool photo. this is tokura-san, tony, yo-chan, and me. like i said many and many of times before, tokura-san is the reason i’m living this great life. through out the years, he’s introduced me to so many people around japan. yo-chan is the owner of wavy surf shop in yugawara and i’ve know him for 16 years. yo-chan is one of tokura-san’s good friends and i’m glad i was introduced to him. he’s such a good person with a good heart. he supports the kids surfing, which means a lot. then tony is here on vacation. not to surf, but to eat. and eating is what tony’s doing. oh, kelia is in the photo too. she’s on the cover of the new surfing girls magazine tokura-san’s holding up. kelia just got back from mexico with carissa moore and scored. i just have a little message for her. sis, what’s up with your blog? people are waiting. come on girl….
