A Bigger Blue World: Part 1

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this morning at 4:30am, my alarm clock was 2 gunshots and lots of screaming outside my house. it was pretty scary!
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Seigo-san wanted to surf all day. Nao-san wanted to surf all day. they didn’t know each other so i originally told them i could only take them separately half day each. then i thought about it last night, “um, why not surf all together all day long?” two cool people that just love hawaii. anyway, that turned out to be the best thing ever because we got to do pretty much everything we wanted to do all day.
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Seigo-san is a very busy man in japan so when he comes to hawaii, it’s all about catching a years worth of waves. today, he accomplished that.
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Nao-san’s a very busy girl in busy tokyo. slowing down and enjoying her new hobby in hawaii, surfing!
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another empty lineup this morning. just taking turns all morning long four hours to be exact.
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after 6 days of surfing together, this girls on a totally different level. nice job Nao-san!
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then Seigo-san rode my longboard and tripled his wave count. nice cross step!
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then we went to eat at Andy’s! happy!
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tuesdays is mushroom chicken special day! my favorite!
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can you believe this huge plate is only $6.50? and very delicious.
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then we went to Morning Glass to get some milk tea and coffee.
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then back to the ocean. boarded Mayuki and headed out for the time of our lives.
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Nao-san snorkeled for the first time ever today! right when she jumped into the water, she was yelling “omg, omg!!!” she was tripping out on how beautiful it was. her new nickname is “Nemo.”
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there were turtles everywhere. and the water was the cleanest i’ve ever seen it in my life. you didn’t even need a mask today.
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this spot never lets me down. always so much wildlife and always so much fun for everyone.
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then i dropped off Seigo-san for an evening surf. was watching him from Mayuki catching so many waves. when it was time to leave, the anchor was stuck!!!
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then this nice lady was paddling by and said “hey, i’ll go get your anchor.” wow! so nice!
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she tried so hard but couldn’t get it unstuck. so Seigo-san jumped in and was the hero.
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super stoked to have Seigo-san here in hawaii now. the mastermind of Marutaya Ramen in wakayama. see you tomorrow morning for another awesome surfing day!
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and want to say goodbye to Nao-san as she will leave tomorrow. had so much fun hanging out with you for the past 6 days. you answered all my apple questions, taught me a lot, and made me laugh so much. have a safe flight home and hope to see you again soon. thank you Nemo!

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