good morning. what an exciting day it was yesterday. i was planning to watch a few heats at the contest and ended up staying there all day long. it was so exciting that i couldn’t leave. the contest is on today and tomorrow so get your asses down there and support the kids. i better see you there and if your not, you better have a good excuse….

this is the second year in a row i went down to kugenuma beach to watch the FIREWIRE SHONAN GROMMETS SURFING FESTIVAL. it’s such a great event. today had the junior pro under 21 division and the grommet girls. firewire’s akira shindou, saiko series tomo-san, and asp asia ohmi-san have put on this awesome event for the kids….

it’s for the kids and it’s events like this i support 100%…

i walked down to kugenuma beach for the first time in 1992 and i was shocked.
i walked down to kugenuma beach yesterday and i was shocked.
look at all the people??? what’s going on???

kaito ohashi won the under 21 division and took home $2,000. big win!!! congratulations kaito!!!

nao omura won the girls division. oh my gosh, nao was ripping. she got a 9.25 in the final and showed the girls and the boys how to surf her home break. congratulations nao!!!
HAVE A NICE DAY[:????????$B!r(B:]

when i was in shizuoka, toda-san took me to one of my favorite restaurants in the world. i ordered the scallop/spinich gratan with the all you can eat desert menu….

i don’t usually eat sweets and if i do, i do it once a year. this was my day!!!

this was desert #10. i ate 2 before lunch, and 8 after lunch. gosh, i can’t wait to go back there again. what’s the name of the cafe? i really don’t know and if i did, i probably wouln’t say. it’s like a secret surf spot. if you know where to go, you score. if you don’t, keep searching…. haha…

then toda-san took me to another secret eating spot for breakfast. this place was amazing. the food was so fresh, cheap, and so dam good… thanks toda-san for sharing all your secrets…

and last, i’m due for some free diving. i can’t surf because my shoulder hurts too much. what i would really like to do is put on my mask and fins, go jump into the deep blue, go down 20 meters, and swim with what ever is down there…. this photo was taken by hayato in hawaii a few years ago in hawaii. we took my boat for a surf, then went to the outside to free dive. that’s the life….

nao omura