I was surprised to see a Portuguese man o’ war in the water at Bowls today.  If you haven’t getting stung by this before, you are lucky.  They also call it the “bluebottle.”

It has this long blue tentacle that can wrap around your body.  I’ve had this wrap around my snorkel before and had the biggest lips of my life for days.  After the initial painful sting, it will start to itch and you can’t stop scratching it.  It’s torture.

The waves were surprisingly good this morning.   After seeing Bowls totally flat yesterday, I wasn’t expecting this.  And everybody else was expecting it flat so maybe that’s why hardly anybody was out?  Lucky us.

Style is everything.  Looking smooth and stylish.

This girl just asked me “how can I get better?”  I told her “you are better so just continue to make everything muscle memory.”

A lot calmer so looking a lot cooler.  Once this muscle memory sets in, it’s time to take it to the next level.

We had a great time this morning and the photos show how fun the waves were.

Straight from surfing Bowls, I went to meet my dive buddies and we dove all day long.  Drove the boat 22 miles (35km) straight out to sea and dropped into the deepest blue ocean.  We saw fish, a monk seal, and lots of aggressive sharks.  It was a crazy day!

Didn’t eat lunch today and came home at 5:30pm.  91 degrees in my house and I thought I was going to faint.  The hottest and longest day of my life.  I hope I can wake up tomorrow morning.  Goodnight.

We spotted this buoy in the water right outside of Waikiki.  It must have been floating in the ocean for a long time because there was barnacle all over it.  Lots of small fish swimming around it too.  The current was very strong towards the beach so this buoy probably landed on Waikiki Beach around 5pm.  Photo by Mighty Mouse

I still get kind of sad seeing all those condos.  When is it going to end?

The other day when the small hurricane kept everyone inside the house, only a couple surfers got to see this special moment.  Yuki-san was on of them.

These Moniz kids are not normal.  They can surf, ride dirtbike, skateboard, and ride toys down ramps like this.  

I can’t watch this because it makes me too nervous.

10 years ago, it use to cost $500 to fill up the gas tank.  Now, it cost over $800 to fill up the tank.  If you don’t believe in inflation, you better start believing.

Splitting the peak:  You go right, I go left.  Photo by Neal Miyake

Good morning 3:40am.
Ala Moana knee high and good.
Diamond Head waist high and good.
Light winds so good morning conditions.
Sun, clouds, and showers.
Going to the sea.
Have a wonderful day!