today was victory at sea! the winds and weather was super junky but that didn’t stop Abe-san from catching paddling out. i told him “today is only for hard core surfers!” and there were only 2 other hard core surfers out. everybody else either stayed home, or went to work. it’s days like today where the ocean will create good watermen.
when we pulled up to the beach, i told the boys, “ok, get ready for some non-stop paddling today!”
the waves were pretty big and really bumpy, making it very hard to surf. but Abe-san caught some big sets and rode it out perfectly.
Yuta-kun had a few himself. perfect style!
today was very hard to surf so i give anyone credit for even trying. Yuta-kun succeeded.
after a couple of hours, we finally made our way in. Abe-san only surfs in hawaii so i was amazed on his energy level. he must have went over a hundred waves this morning just to get out.
awesome father and son surfing relationship.
then we went for some good vietnam food. oh, i love these! and yes, i’m allergic to shrimp but so what? i ate it anyway. haha.
large pho with rare steak and tripe. my favorite selection.
had an awesome talk during lunch. Abe-san lost many things from the tsunami, including the first floor of his house. talking about it 5 years later still brings chills to my bones. also talked about how Yuta-kun entered a contest in junior high school. he became the champion of “english pronunciation” of the whole Ishinomaki. i was wondering why his english was excellent! thank you boys for the victory at sea storm surfing! you guys did great!
