good morning. had a wonderful day scoring super fun waves with good friend yesterday in shonan. such a different surf culture than hawaii. enjoying every minute of it!
timing has been crazy recently. wasn’t even planning to be in shonan but the waves just brought us here. found out Miwa-san and Nanako-chan were coming so we all hooked up and made it happen together. Naoka, Saito-san, and Matsu too. we enjoyed this beautiful day surfing, eating, and laughing together.
then we went to zushi to have lunch. gosh, it felt like we were in santa barbara.
ate at a local teishoku restaurant. i ordered the roast katsu and ramen set. $8 or 1000 yen for all this. and i ate it all!
then went window shopping down by the marina. walked into this store i’ve never heard of before. Yuki-chan works there so we had to check it out.
i felt like i was in beverly hills! just the top of the line of everything with top of the line prices. if you want to impress your girl, bring her here.
1,500,000 yen for this shirt?
yes, that’s $13,000 USD. i can’t believe people actually buy these kinds of things.
and 78,000,000 for this necklace? that’s $70,000 USD. gosh, if you bought this for a girl, she will love you for life. well, she better love you for life. haha.
i could hang out at marinas all day long if i had too. just looking at boats and day dreaming.
then we sat outside at the lounge and talked story for a while. good surf stories from everyone. gosh, it felt so good hanging outside with the hot sun and cool winds.
then the girls and Saito-san went for round 2. waves super perfect for them and really uncrowded. i sat on the beach taking photos and watching them surf into the sunset. the most amazing sunset with Mt. Fuji in the back. wait till you see the photos i took on my good camera!
then went for dinner. i’m not supposed to eat shrimp but i couldn’t resist. after a few pieces, my stomach started to hurt as usual. curled up into a ball last night trying to fight the pain. feel much better now but not perfect. i should stop eating shrimp already.
dinner with wonderful friends! and like usual, within the first 30 minutes, the waitress came to our table and said “volume down please!” haha. we were once again too loud enjoying our wonderful time of bonding.
5am now and heading to the dove contest and party. going to be another amazing day with friends from all over japan. can’t wait to see them all! have a wonderful day!
