yesterday was the most beautiful kind of day we have here in Hawaii.  just calm seas and clear water.  i was very interested in watching the dead whale getting towed back out to sea.  so jumped on Mayuki and headed out to look for it.   my foot was feeling good elevated.   and my mind was feeling so good with the fresh wind blowing in my face.  after looking around,  we found the small boat pulling the huge carcass out.  so it was full throttle straight out to sea.  the ocean is usually rough out here but it felt like we were riding on glass.   we pulled up from behind about 4 miles off Oahu.  they were planning to pull it 12 miles out to sea.  i’m wondering what island this will land on next?  and i’m sure the tiger sharks will show up no matter where it is.  the government probably wants this as far away from Waikiki as possible.  this wouldn’t be good for our economy if this and 15 huge tiger sharks showed up at Queens.    you can see the shark bites.  ouch!   we followed it around for a while and decided to go get some gas before i ran out.  not bad.  93 gallons at $412.  omg, boating is not cheap!  but now that i’m all gassed up, another outer island trip is coming up soon.  and to me, outer island trips are priceless… then i come home and find out something is wrong with my computer.  omg!  so went out to pick up another hard drive and will download about 1 million photos.  i hope i didn’t lose any…stopped off for some spicy seafood noodle soup on the way home.  my favorite!

This is nature.  This is survival of the fittest…

Good morning 7am.

North shore still big at 8-12′.  Be careful.

Ala Moana waist high with sometimes chest high West swell set.

Diamond Head shoulder high and good.

Light winds so good morning conditions and onshore in the afternoon.

Sunny and warm.

Have a wonderful day!

it wasn’t until i got a text from Hikaru-san saying “OMG, your foot is horrible! go to the Emergency room now!” well, i was off island so made sure i got the early flight out and straight to my doctor.

the first thing the doctor said was “why didn’t you come earlier? do you want to lose your foot?” i said “no, i love my foot. sorry Doctor.”

she couldn’t believe when i told her i was in and out of Kahuku Hospital in 20 minutes after i got hurt. neither could i when i think about it.

she took blood samples, and sent me immediately to get x-rays.
even the x-ray technician said “wow, what happened?”

he took 3 x-rays.   sent it to my doctor, and it came back negative.  so yeah, my foot is saved!  taking antibiotics now and should be back very soon.   thanks again for all the support because if it wasn’t for you guys, i’d still wouldn’t go to a doctor.

went to look at Diamond Head and my friend said “sorry you’re missing out.”  i thought to myself “i ain’t missing out anything.  i surfed the best waves in the world so what am i missing out?”  haha.  i think i’m getting grouchy…  haha…

but no, i’m not missing out because when i get back into the ocean, i will make up for all the missed time.  just everybody please stay out of my way!  haha…

went to check out the whale carcass out in the middle of the sea.  Maki-san with the front row view!

it felt so good to be back out in the sea.  i was thinking about jumping into the ocean but i know my doctor and concerned friends wouldn’t have liked that…

came home, ate a homemade laulau my friend Brandon made for me, exercised, watched a movie, and had a very peaceful day!