i wake up early this morning and hear about the shark attack in waikiki. waikiki??? really? i know about the lanikai shark attack, but waikiki? it’s making the headline news around the world because it’s the first shark attack in waikiki. and 2 attacks in a day?
they took the victim to the hospital last night in stable condition.
then the local news still going on and on about the attack.
i thought to myself “omg, it finally happened!” i see sharks in waikiki all the time but never thought it would attack a surfer.
picked up Ito-san this morning and told him about the attack. didn’t want too, but just thought i should be straight up. but we went surfing anyway.
the waves were still huge!!! solid overhead sets and barreling. here is Ito-san ducking a big one.
good to see local Bob Ito getting the good ones today.
and also good to see local Troy on a clean one. everybody scored again today!
and heard Shun was ripping in the ISA World Surfing Games. my sister was on the beach and took this photo.
got home late this afternoon and heard the news again. come to find out, it wasn’t a shark attack. they said it was an moray eel attack. to tell you the truth, i don’t know what to believe. sometimes the news is right, sometimes the news is wrong, and sometimes the news hides things. to us surfers, we all understand the risks of surfing. and it’s a lot safer than driving on the roads these days. good night.
