Surfing Kazoku means "Family Surfers"

i had an amazing time with the wonderful Inada-san surfer family. Ruriko-san surfed a few times before but never stood up. so today was her real surfing debut.

and on her first wave, she stood right up and surfed it perfectly! she was so surprised, and so stoked!

we both were so happy. priceless moments like this make me very happy! great job Ruriko-san!

then it was Inada-san’s turn. he wanted to go to the outside and catch the sets.

smooth glassy surfing. even though he didn’t surf since the last time he came to hawaii, he got better somehow. so stoked!

and i just love riding on the side yelling the whole way. it’s my kind of boot camp. haha.

then it was Kaho-chan’s first time surfing. at 7 years old, it must be so nerve racking. of course she’s freaking out, but i like the challenge. she kept on looking at the reef.

then on her first wave, she stood up and was kind of scared. it must be such an adrenaline rush riding on top of the water? haha.

then after a few words of me yelling from behind, she relaxed and enjoyed the moment.

and i jump off on purpose i can make her laugh instead of cry. haha. usually the kids laugh when they see me falling down onto the shallow reef.

this little girl is so dam cute! we had such a great time surfing together.

then Kaho-chan got the confidence to keep on surfing.

i can’t wait to take this kid surfing again. i know next time will be twice the fun! as we were paddling in, Kaho-chan told me “we are Surfing Kazoku!” that was so cool to hear coming from such a young 7 year old girl. i hope she gets hooked on surfing just like her parents. haha.

then it was off to lunch. we were so hungry! and right after we left, we all got so sleepy.

driving back after a great surf session and a delicious lunch is so awesome. i’m sure this surfer family took a great nap in the afternoon. thank you to the Inada-san family for the memorable day! keep on surfing!
as for me, i drank a coke and got my second wind. went to pick up another cool surfer family and had an amazing afternoon! be back tomorrow morning. for now, good night.