good morning. i had another near death experience yesterday. my body got slammed straight into the reef shoulder first. i knocked out for a split second, my shoulder popped out, i cracked a rib, i got cuts on my foot, both knees, elbow, shoulder, my jersey has 2 holes, and i broke my board. if i was in hawaii, i would have called 911 and gotten air ambulance to queen’s hospital. i’m feeling kind of helpless now. i thought i’d be fine after i took pain killers and went to sleep but it hurts a lot more today. i’ve been on the phone all morning, on the computer, going crazy trying to find a hospital. i need to xray my whole body because there’s no way in the world i’m fine after what happened yesterday. wish me luck cause i’m going to need it…

this is just the minor part of my injuries. i haven’t been in this much pain since my first girlfriend dumped me…. and that was 25 years ago….

itai!

today started out golden….

then turned blue….

i still can’t believe how beautiful okinawa is. and for all of you who sent me emails wanting to come here, you should. this is where dreams come true…

by the way, corners had waves this morning. kazuma was ripping it up. more waves on the way and i’m ready for anything!!! have a great evening…
**last, check out kinsan’s blog for photos from the surfing action in okinawa. i put my camera away and i’m just surfing from now on…
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