good evening. north/west swell in the 4-6′ range with dam good conditions. finally the winds died down… watching the UFC rampage jackson fight tonight, surfing all day tomorrow. gotta go. have a nice day…
**i met kara-san from blue shock surf shop in ishigeki-jima about 7 years ago. ishigeki-jima is near okinawa and catches some of the biggest swells from typhoons. the waves get 15′ hawaiian scale and if you don’t believe me, i really don’t care because i don’t want too many people going there anyway. haha.. there are secret spots on that island that only locals like kara-san can access….

this is kara-san and i on another secret island near okinawa. this island will remain a secret forever. and if you find out where it is, you didn’t hear it from me. this day was august 21, 2008. one of my best ever japan typhoon trips….

kara-san sent me these photos of his secret surf spot the other day. yeah, waves in the winter!! gosh, i can’t wait to go there this year…. photo by kitajima-san….

and there are huge weird crabs walking all over the place. miso soup??

blue shock surf shop is located on ishigeki-jima. so if your ever on that island, stop by and say hello to kara-san. buy him a beer and try to get him to take you to his secret spots. it might work… haha… thanks for the mail kara-san and i can’t wait to surf, drink, and have fun this coming typhoon season on your beautiful island…

NICE TIMING. NICE PHOTO….

good morning. the waves are looking pretty fun on the north shore. small, but fun. got a bunch of surfers out at pipe which i haven’t seen in a while. is this a new swell? i think so. now all we need is sun!!! another dark cloudy day here. i’m going to the pool… have a nice day…

there is this really easy cookie mix they sell here in hawaii. all you have to do is add butter and an egg, mix it, bake it, and it’s ready to go. it was shun’s first time baking cookies. he did a great job!!

then when he ate it, he was so happy. shun even made a big one to take on the long airplane ride back to japan. hope you had a great time in hawaii shun. next year, pipeline and more cookies are waiting for you..

and last, i was at laminations hawaii the other day. looking at all these blanks made me want to shape a board. ummmm… another hobbie? not enough time… i’ll leave that up to the pros….

and last, a friend of mine is giving away free male kittens. their both 1 week old and need a loving home. their eyes aren’t even open yet. send me an email if your interested @ KIRBY@GO-NAMINORI.COM…