HNY Japan and Typhoon Surfing in Hawaii!

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first, i want to wish all my family and friends in japan A Happy New Year 2015! Kotoshi Mou Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu! my new years starts tomorrow so going to think of my new years resolutions. but first, going to enjoy this last day of 2014 in hawaii!
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i really miss japan. it was less than 3 weeks ago when i was eating this! my favorite sushi in tokyo!
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master sushi chef Ohichi-san getting the ohma maguro ready for my stomach!
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isn’t this beautiful? so beautiful that i had to take a photo. this is true japanese sushi style. that piece of fatty tuna going down my throat, then getting washed down with sake. this has to be a dream?
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it’s no dream! i’m eating the best and most expensive piece of tuna in the world.
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and i really miss ending the night off with a ball of ice with some fine whisky. can’t wait to do that again. and again is hopefully coming soon.
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glad Kaito-kun and Hinako-chan made it back to japan safely. 2 very good TSSC kids that will go very far in surfing.
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i’m having lots of fun with Team Slovakia. yesterday was day 3 of surfing and a day to remember. it was like a typhoon came through as we pulled up to the beach. i was getting the boards ready as things were flying around and the rain so hard that it was stinging my eyes. seen a couple of friends and they said “kirby, are you really going out?” i said “heck yeah!” then Yan and Martina asked me the same thing. i told them, “hey, we are going to get wet anyway.” and like the true active people they are, they said “that’s true.” so we start paddling out and as we were paddling forward, we were actually going backwards. the wind was so strong onshore that it kept on pushing us back to the beach. nobody in the water as you had to be crazy like us. i could see the waves getting bigger and bigger super fast so i was excited. we got out, surfed for an hour in the most challenging conditions the south shore has to offer, and we all survived. super good rides, and super good experience. Yan wanted more but i told him that was enough before one of us got hurt. it’s days like this i live for. days like this that will toughen up the mind, body, and soul. now next time we surf, it’s going to be way too easy. hey Yan and Martina, i bet you both thought i was crazy to take you surfing. yes i am. but you guys are crazy too for following me. haha. great job as i’m sure you won’t forget this day. rest your muscles and see you in a couple of days.

KIRBY FUKUNAGA
ハワイで生まれ育ち、プロサーファー、フォイラー、スキンダイバー、カメラマンの肩書きを持ち、ウォーターマンとして、海で多くの時間を過ごし、海から多くのモノをもらいながら生活しています。彼が伝えようとしていることは、海がある生活は僕らを豊かにしてくれるということ。そして、自分だけではなく、いろいろなことをみんなにシェアし、人生を楽しむということ。現在は、ハワイでプライベートサーフィンガイドを主催。
カービー福永のハワイサーフィンガイド
https://go-naminori.com/kirbyhawaiisurfingguide