good morning. after all these years of coming to okinawa, i didn’t realize how many secret spots there are. we drove 2 1/2 hours to the top of a mountain, then had to hike 20 minutes down.. it as pretty cool….

10 year old kazuma getting ready for another surf session…

going down the mountain was the fun part. it was pretty far but felt rewarding to jump into the water after all that sweating. yeah, it was 35 degrees celsuis yesterday or 100 degrees fahrenheit. atsui yo!!!

than after the surf was the fun part. hiking back up the mountain. oh my gosh, i thought i was going to pass out from a heat stroke. i don’t think i want to surf there again. well, unless somebody carries me back up the mountain…..

then we came back to chatan and ate at this cool okinawan restaurant. squid ink pasta? raw goat? raw beef? of course i tried it all and liked it all…
**waves on the way and i’m ready for anything. i can’t wait!!!

at hard reef!

good evening. we spent another day on the other side of okinawa. so far and so nice. there is an east swell coming soon so i’m stoked!!! have a great evening….

i didn’t realize how many bodyboarders there were in okinawa. it’s good to see everybody enjoying themselves…

surfing in japan and surfing in hawaii different. when i surf in japan, we all surf together, and hang out on the beach together. when i surf in hawaii, we go surf, and we go home. i think i like the japanese style much better when it comes to that….

and last, wanted to wish hayato and naoka a safe flight back home. had a great time boys!!!!!