Higher Up is Higher Experience

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the higher up you get out of the water, the higher experiences you will have. the view is much better and you can see so many things you won’t see on a regular surfboard. someday i hope to foil with dolphins in the deep blue sea. that would be awesome.

i catch a right at Bowls yesterday afternoon. i start foiling and see something swimming along with me. so i speed up and do a turn.

then the shadow turns right along the side with me. i know it can’t be a shark because sharks can’t turn like that. it can’t be a dolphin because it is too shallow. it can’t be a turtle because of the shape. what was it???

i pull out, it swims up to me, and it was a baby Hawaiian Monk Seal!!! OMG, he was just playing around with me. what an incredible experience!

i’m so happy to share foiling experiences with my friends. i get to see pretty much their lowest point in life when they get frustrated. and i get to see pretty much their highest point in life when they get airborne. this is what friendship is all about. it’s about being there for the good, the bad, and the ugly. haha.

Toda-san took some amazing drone footage of me the other day. the water was so clear that it looked like i was skimming the reef.

video coming soon on Go-Naminori. thank you Toda-san for the amazing drone work!

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。
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