yeah, Takeda-san’s been coming to Hawaii for the past 10 years ever since i met him at Narita Airport. and of those 10 years, today he caught the most waves! caught so many at Bowls that he had a hard time paddling in.
the waves were so fun! super long rides and many many smiles.
looking tired, but happy!
then we went to eat a warm local style lunch.
we checked Diamond Head right after and there was nobody out!!! so we got our boards out and paddled out! so lucky to surf such a good wave with nobody out.
Takeda-san was ripping! surfing so smooth and super fast.
and also got to see the real foil in action.
super stoked session.
me too.
these are the kind of photos i can get on my foil. it took me a couple heavy wipeouts, but the drone look is looking sweet.
thank you Takeda-san for the wonderful day. see you tomorrow for more Boot Camp! also want to say hello to Michiko-san and Manoa-chan back in Japan. Papa will be home soon!
