This morning caffeine buzz.

Freedive Hawaii!

Clean, warm, and beautiful..

can you believe it was supposed to rain today? that’s why i tell everyone not to listen to the weather report. most of the times it’s wrong…

super stoked to surf with Fujiwara-san. she’s like Superwomen when in the ocean. just so happy to be surfing and riding wave after wave. i don’t know where she gets all her energy from?

smiling and surfing all morning long. this is how you have fun!

then Mei-san riding some amazing waves too. super stable and super happy.

after 30 waves, Fujiwara-san finally got tired. haha.

another wave, another smile, and another memory…

just seeing Diamond Head makes a lot of people happy. me too.

want to thank this wonderful Mother and Daughter combination for the amazing morning. you girls did great! thank you for surfing with me, and thank you for bringing the sun!

and thank you for these wonderful treats! so good!

then picked up Fujii-san in the afternoon and had a blast. waves still good, and sun still shining…

Fujii-san rode the longest waves of his life! i was so stoked to ride along with him!

thank you and see you tomorrow for Day 2 Boot Camp!

want to thank Kyle for sending me these photos. i’d have to say that i would never turn down a gathering like this. no matter how busy i am, i’m never too busy to eat amazing food with good friends after a long day at work. i’m pretty sure Toda-san, Takami-san, and Maki-san feel the same way.

before and after. omg! haha.

and again, another precious moment that lives in our hearts forever.

want to thank Saori-san for these amazing photos from the top of the longest bridge in the world!

this bridge connects Kansai to the island of Shikoku. i had no idea you could climb to the top!!!

this is pretty scary for me. i don’t think i could go through it.

want to thank Fujimoto-san for the treats!

i still can’t believe how the Japanese individually wrap their foods. so beautiful.

omg, i love somen!!!

look what i ate last night at this Korean bar in town.

once it cooks, the cheese melts, and turns into an amazing meal.

talk about amazing, this Japanese melon is amazing.

a truck delivers raw pork to a shop in Chinatown, the delivery guy drops it on the dirty sidewalk. he delivers it anyway, they cook it, and they sell it to clueless customers. by the time the Health Inspectors find out, the fried pork is gone. i hope you didn’t buy some of this one. and if you think it’s the first time, you’re wrong. welcome to tasty Chinatown…