Remembering Banyaks

Tokura-san invited me on many boat trips.  This one was to the Banyaks back when nobody knew where the Banyaks was.  It took a couple of days to get there from Padang Harbor, but once we passed Nias, we didn’t see any other person the whole trip.  Scoring waves like this all to ourselves.  

The fishing in Sumatra is excellent too!  Lots of action all day long.  

Clean water, warm weather, nice waves, and a good crew.  This is what you call a perfect boat trip.  

We’d surf, we’d play, and we’d play.  This was our Disneyland.  

After surf, I’d go dive for our evening Bintang appetizers.  It was like an underwater fish market.  

Sashimi, beers, music, stories, and lifetime memories.  These boat trips were some of the best times of my life.

Morning Flight

Total Freedom!!!

November 17, 2023 Hawaii Surf Report

For you, I’d chase a rainbow…  Kalapana.

Good morning 5am.
North shore chest high and good.
Ala Moana waist high and good. Coming up later.
Diamond Head chest high and bumpy.
Trade winds at 20mph.
Sunny and warm.
Going to the sea.
Have a wonderful day!