good evening. i drove by waikiki at 8 am this morning and the waves were flat. it’s the smallest day i’ve seen so far this year. for you south shore surfers, don’t get bummed out. this is normal. the past 2 years during our winter, we scored all kinds of south swells. it’s time to strap on your balls and go north!!! i mean north shore…

so west side it was. i got a call from maki-san and she told me tracks was looking sweet… and sweet it was…. thanks for the surf report maki-san. and for all you MMA fans, don’t forget to check out BJ Penn at the sheraton local motion tonight from 7-9 pm. i dare you to walk up to him and say “what, you like beef?” haha… if you love your life, you better not….

shin-san and i grabbed our TSSC matchi shaped boards and surfed, surfed, and surfed!!! it was so sunny, hot, clean water, and fun!!!!

i was just sitting in the inside and catching the leftovers. and i had a great time. i think i like watching surfing just as much as surfing. the other day i was sitting in the channel at sunset with kinsan. we were having a great time watching everybody surf. the wipeouts, the drop-in’s, and all the other crazy things….

we drove by diamond head after lunch and the waves looked pretty fun. it was small but don’t tell that to somebody that just came from flat freezing japan. shin-san was happy and i totally understand his feeling. you just have to live in japan for a while to know the feeling.. as for me, i wasn’t only checking the surfing conditions, i was checking the diving conditions too. and guess what? it looked great!!!

Nanakuli Tracks Going OFF!!
3′ sunny and beautiful!!!
go-naminori!!!

good morning. 6:30 am on the 23rd of december. hey, 1 more day for japan and 2 more days for hawaii till christmas!!! wow, so fast! i hope everybody is having a great holiday season so far. as for the waves, north shore is big! it looks 6-8′ with 10′ sets at pipe. not too many guys out now. the conditions aren’t the greatest but it’s looking pretty fun. big 25′ swell on christmas day. town is knee/waist high. i bet the west side is good today. well, gotta get going. i’m going naminori!! see you in the water!!! have a nice day[:?????$B!x(B???:]

i was over at point panic yesterday looking at the ocean. gosh, it was so calm and the water was so clean. i wish i had my diving gear!!!

i wanted to thank ieki-san for sending me these photos from tango, kyoto. i can’t believe i was just there and it was sunny and hot…. look at all the snow!!!

now i want to go back to kyoto again. eat hot nabe and sip on hot sake… i wish i could do magic so i can snap my fingers and be there right now…

i don’t like to go into the onsen in the summer but in the winter like this, it feels pretty dam good. maybe next year i’ll spend my winter wonderland in japan….

i was laughing when i seen this photo because i would do the exact same thing. frosty the snowman[:???:]
thank you ieki-san for the wonderful photos of winter in japan. can’t wait to eat some of your delicious pears. anyway, keep warm and i’ll keep you posted on the huge swell your sending us….
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