good evening. dawn patrol, sunrise, glassy surf, nobody around. day 2 of 2010 is great!!! big north/west swells on the way, town swell dropping. surf/dive/shoot/have fun. see you around….

lunch plate at maple garden. $7.95. the beef broccoli wa pretty good but the sweet sour spareribs were kind of dry….

i still can’t believe the rainbow i seen the other day. it was crazy beautiful….
**more photos from around the world…

looking cold down there in akita. keep warm masato-san…

cool photo from hong kong matsu. hope to make it there next year….

hello hiroko-san from texas. see you in okinawa next summer!!

what’s up aaron. spread the aloha over there in shichirigahama….

Kalua Mada Genki Dayo ne….

good morning. 6 am on this chilly saturday morning. small waves around the island. but there is one really good spot that i surfed yesterday evening and i’m going there right now. 2010 is going to be a dawn patrol year!!! see you in the dark….

this is called an Opelu Kala or also known as a Sleek Unicorn fish. these fish usually hang out in the deep water. it was 15 years ago when i was on my boat hungry and decided to try this thing out raw. we cut it up, chilled it on ice, dipped it in shoyu/wasabi, and from that day on, i’m always looking for this fish. to me, it’s some of the best sashimi out there. the funny thing is that not too many people know how good it is and i’m ok with that. the more for us!!! this one is on the bigger side. a lot of white meat for a lot of sashimi…

the only thing with this fish is you have to watch out for the spines, and the razors on the tail. if you handle this fish the wrong way, you can end up on a surgery table at the hospital, like how i did. be very careful!!! but hey, look at all that meat!!!

this is the best way to eat it. local style….
**i just ate my last piece of sashimi last night so i better plan another dive soon….