After surfing Bowls yesterday, we went to Diamond Head in the afternoon.  

A much more challenging wave than Bowls but surfing here will make you a better rounded surfer.  If you can surf here, you can surf anywhere.

I took 20 video clips of every wave the girls rode.  They did great!  I was commentating just like how Coach Ben Aipa use to.  Every time I do this, I can feel Ben’s presence.  

Came home and turned on the sauna.  I spent 30 minutes and came out dripping with sweat.  Followed by a cold shower.  Felt brand new after that.

Okinawan soba is my favorite!  Perfect for lunch.

If you like to people watch, Waikiki is the best place to do that.  

We paddled out and surfed for the experience.  It was pretty crazy.

We had a great experience surfing with that dangerous crowd.  Surfers crashing against each other on every wave.  Once a year is good for me.  If you want to surf in Waikiki, I recommend wearing a helmet.

Yesterday once more:  Almost barreled!

Good morning 4am.
Jellyfish warning.
Ala Moana waist high and good.
Diamond Head chest high and bumpy.
Trade winds at 25mph.
Sunny and warm.
Going to the sea.
Have a wonderful day!

I’ve never seen so many box jellyfish before.  That small sand patch in front of Bowls had 35 this morning, and I heard Waikiki had hundreds.  Not even the locals wanted to surf today.  

But if you surfed in Japan before, jellyfish is part of surfing life there.  Surfers don’t care.  So I guess you can say we were very lucky that the jellyfish prevented everyone from paddling out because it was only us.  

I told Shimizu-san that there were lots of jellyfish and he looked at me like he didn’t care.  He just wanted to surf!  

So just us at the peak at Bowls this morning catching every set that came in.  Waves are epic when nobody is out.  That’s a surfers dream session.

Rights were good too.  This all 1mm Dove Wetsuit is the best for jellyfish days.  

We focused on the lefts at first because Bowls is famous for the lefts.  

Good long rides and perfectly surfed.  Learning new things everyday.

Shizume-san surfs in Shikoku where it’s never uncrowded like this.  I kept on telling him to go, go, and go.  

Great surfing on these perfect waves!  Thanks you guys for a wonderful morning session.

Round 2 we surfed Diamond Head.  Super fun too!