Back in the Day:  Mentawai Boat Trip Tuberide.  Photo by Kenji Sahara

Good morning 3:40am.
Small waves again.
Ala Moana knee high.
Diamond Head waist high.
Trade winds at 20mph.
Sunny and warm.
Going to the sea.
Have a wonderful day!

Since the waves were flat this morning, I did some work around the house.  First trimmed the bushes, then fixed my roof.  It was raining hard, very cold, BUT, I have a 1mm Dove wetsuit that works both in and out of the ocean.  So easy. 

When the waves are small, you still can enjoy the ocean.  Found some treasure.

I miss the old days when we would dive all day long.  Then call our friends, grab some beers, and have a fresh seafood party at my house.  Then the next day, we would do the same thing all over.

This was the biggest tako I ever hunted.  When I grabbed him out of the hole, he pretty much attacked me.  Crawling over my head trying to take off my mask, crawling over my back trying to choke me, and when he finally let me go, i grabbed him again and brought him up to the boat.  Then I made takoyaki with him.  One leg fed the whole party.

Another day of sharing waves.  One going left and the other going right.  

When the waves are small and you have a magic board, it’s all good.  Great surfing girls. 

In the past 3 weeks, I learned so much about Yamaha outboard motors that I think I can be a mechanic.  I learned exactly how the whole motor operates and how to diagnose problems.  Now I can fix my own motors!  

Found someones keys at the beach.  If this is yours, let me know.  I turned it in to Foodland and they said they can’t contact the owner.  So if nobody claims it, I will use that dive clip for my weight belt, and that Maika’i card will come in handy too.