good chilly thursday evening. the waves were terrible today all over the island. windy and colder than cold. next time i go surf, i’m going to wear my full suit. it’s that cold… but the good thing about today was i checked out the water in town and it’s looking pretty freakin clean. dawn patrol dive session tomorrow morning? i think so. we’re having a barbecue on the north shore this weekend so we need fish. i hope we can get some tomorrow. still got a solid trade wind swell so the water is going to be rough. in fact, there is a small craft advisory for all islands. i got a small craft and will probably be the only crazy one out tomorrow. so if you don’t hear from me by tomorrow evening, call the coast guard. dawn patrol youtube diving session coming soon. and a shout to all the go-naminori crew!! see you all 4pm saturday afternoon. sunset, beers, and a good time… see ya…
**Team Okinawa Shots…

meet mago-san. a surfer, a diver, and a big heart… oh, nice tshirt mago-san… go-naminori.com. big family….

big turn, big spray from mago-san!!!

this is takahashi-san, owner of “The Beach” hotel in okinawa. pretty funny guy…. also, takahashi-san is the one taking care of my hummer back in okinawa. i hope the gas is full, and the car is cleaned before i go to okinawa in april.. haha…

this is okinawa’s future. 9 year old kazuma making his north shore debut… big future and big support for this kid….

kazubo-san, kimura-san, kinsan, and kazuma hanging out at ehukai beach. this is exactly how we hang out in okinawa. except, we’re all carrying orion beers[:?????????:][:?????????:]haha…
**i just finished making the coolest ‘OKINAWA SURFERS IN HAWAII” youtube video. it came out pretty cool… stay tuned…

4/19/2004 North Sumatra Boat Trip “Sashimi Bintang Time”
4/19/2009 “One More Time?”

good windy cold thursday morning. 7am and it’s freezing. north winds making junky cold conditions on the north shore. town is clean but super small. not a great day to surf. a better day to work so that’s what i’m going to do. or maybe longboard? umm…. more junky surf and winds on the way till next week. hope you can find something fun to do… have a nice day!!!
**as you know, i love to explore and meet people. so when i had the chance to check out this little village in the middle of indonesia last year, i jumped at it. people think traveling is dangerous. i agree. that’s if you don’t know where your going and how to interact with people. i didn’t expect anybody to speak english there but it didn’t matter. i know about 10 words in indonesian and a lot of hand gestures, which was more than enough. and when i go somewhere, i have an open mind. i’ll eat dog, cat, or drink anything they offer me. if i get sick, i’ll worry about that later. i don’t even think about what can or could happen, i just go with the flow. that’s why i like to visit villages alone. if i’m alone, i’m not intimidating. but if i’m with 10 foreigners with cameras everywhere, it could get ugly. i’ve seen it happen before… so this trip, ceri from punahou came along with me. but before we got off the dingy, i told her that if something happens, it’s every man for himself… haha… just joking… i wouldn’t abandon a punahou graduate on some desert island. obama wouldn’t like that…. anyway, check out this little adventure. i wish someday you can all experience the things i do in life. this is hardcore traveling…